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It didn't take Syracuse first-year coach Fran Brown long to figure out the key matchup for Saturday afternoon's Atlantic Coast Conference game visiting Miami. "Syracuse has a really good quarterback," Brown said of Kyle McCord, "and Miami has a really good quarterback (Cam Ward)." With a win on Saturday, the No. 6 Hurricanes (10-1, 6-1 ACC) can clinch a berth in the league championship game against SMU. Miami is a 10 1/2-point favorite for Saturday's game. Syracuse (8-3, 4-3) has reached eight wins for just the fourth time since 2002, going 8-5 in 2010 and 2012 and 10-3 in 2018. However, the Orange haven't defeated a Top-10 team since knocking off Clemson in 2017. Miami leads the nation in scoring (44.7), and the Hurricanes will count on perfect passing conditions in Syracuse's dome. That could be huge for Ward, who leads the nation with 34 touchdown passes, ranking second in passing yards (3,774) and fourth in passing efficiency. Ward's top target is wide receiver Xavier Restrepo, who needs just 21 yards to reach 1,000 for the second straight season. Restrepo also ranks tied for seventh in the nation with 10 TD receptions. Ward has some other top targets, including 6-foot-4, 245-pound tight end Elijah Arroyo, who is a walking mismatch because of his size and speed. He leads Miami with 18.5 yards per reception. Hurricanes wide receivers Isaiah Horton and Jacolby George have combined for 12 TD passes, and Sam Brown has added two more. Each of them has more than 500 receiving yards this season. Miami's running game features battering ram Damien Martinez (739 yards, 5.5 average, eight TDs); versatile Mark Fletcher Jr. (499 yards, 5.7 average, six TDs); and game-breaking freshman Jordan Lyle (361 yards, 8.6 average, four TDs). Defensively, Miami's big-play man is safety Mishael Powell, who ranks second in the ACC with five interceptions. "He's all about winning," Miami coach Mario Cristobal said of Powell. "He's a smart, self-starting team player." On special teams, Miami kicker Andres Borregales ranks second in the ACC with 97 points. He is 52-for-52 on extra points and 15-for-16 on field goals. Meanwhile, McCord ranks No. 1 in the nation in passing yards (3,946) and tied for seventh in TD passes (26). McCord, a transfer from Ohio State, has also set Syracuse's single-season record for passing yards. In last week's 31-24 win over Connecticut, McCord passed for a career-high 470 yards. However, McCord is just 46th in the nation in passing efficiency, due in part to his high total of interceptions (12). Syracuse also has three of the top six pass-catchers in the ACC in terms of yards: tight end Oronde Gadsden II (810) and wide receivers Jackson Meeks (801) and Trebor Pena (743). Gadsden, who is from the greater Miami area, has had three straight 100-yard games. He is the son of former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Oronde Gadsden. Syracuse's run game is led by LeQuint Allen, who has rushed for 819 yards, a 4.3 average and 12 TDs. The issue for Syracuse could be its defense, which ranks 13th in the ACC in points allowed (27.8). Miami's defense is fourth (22.3). Even so, Syracuse coach Brown said he's excited about this matchup. "I heard Miami is going to come deep," Brown said of Miami fans. "It's going to be intense in the stands. It's going to be intense on the field. I think this is a game everyone wants to see." --Field Level Media

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two fourth-quarter touchdowns powered top-seeded Archbishop Shaw to 28-25 victory over E.D. White in the Division II select title game that opened Friday’s action at the LHSAA Prep Classic. Michigan signee Jasper Parker ran for 174 yards on 19 carries and scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 62-yard run with 8:59 left in the game played at the Caesars Superdome. Shaw (12-2) won its first LHSAA title since 1987. Quarterback Mason Wilson added 88 yards on 16 carries and also completed 10 of 19 passes for 111 yards for the Eagles of coach Hank Tierney, who also coached to its 1987 title. E.D. White (11-3) was led by quarterback Grant Barbera, who accounted for 177 total yards. Barbera completed 12 of 17 passes for 133 yards and also ran for 40 yards on 16 carries with one touchdown. Benjamin Guidry led EDW with 52 rushing yards on four carries. It was the first Prep Classic appearance for Thibodaux-based E.D. White since 1981, the inaugural year of the Prep Classic. The Cardinals were the runner-up to John Curtis that year were the Division II select runners-up to University High in 2021 final played at UL’s Cajun Field.LUANDA, Angola (AP) — President Joe Biden's long-delayed trip to Africa had many of the hallmarks of a traditional state visit: There was a 12-shot cannon salute. A series of warm handshakes with Angolan President João Lourenço. Celebratory music. Photo opportunities. But another issue overshadowed the visit. When reporters tried to question the president about why he gave his son Hunter a far-reaching pardon after repeatedly saying he would not do so, Biden tried to brush aside the questions. He gestured toward Lourenço and laughed, declaring, “Welcome to America.” Biden saluted Lourenço for his efforts to bolster stronger U.S. relations, declared that Africa and its booming youth population would shape the world's future and even indulged his love of trains by championing a major railway project that his administration says could change the way the entire continent does business. Some takeaways from the president's visit: Biden offered the joke about America before his meeting with Lourenço, and he answered a question on Tuesday about the political situation in South Korea, saying only that he'd not been briefed — something that was rectified moments later when advisers filled him in on what was happening as the motorcade sped away from a site where he'd given a speech. Other than that, Biden went the entire trip, which began Sunday night and included two brief stopovers in Cape Verde in addition to Angola, dodging reporters. He did similar during last month's six-day visit to South America . Since Biden announced his pardon decision shortly before climbing aboard Air Force One bound for Africa, it fell to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre to spend nearly half an hour offering long and awkward answers to uncomfortable questions aboard the aircraft hours later. Biden said in a statement explaining the pardon that, while he believed in the justice system, he also felt that politics had infected the cases against his son and “enough was enough.” Jean-Pierre maintained that he wasn't trying to have it both ways. “I don’t think it’s a contradiction,” she said. “Two things could be true. You can believe in the Department of Justice system, and you could also believe that the process was infected politically.” She also bristled when it was suggested that such complaints about the Department of Justice smacked of President-elect Donald Trump's promises to dismantle the “deep state” of federal bureaucrats that he's said for years are out to unfairly undermine him and fellow top Republicans. During his meeting with Lourenço at the presidential palace, Biden said, “The United States is all in on Africa,” and extolled how strong Angolan relations were with Washington. His administration has invested billions in Angola, with the centerpiece being promoting the Lobito Corridor, a vast project to revitalize supply chains by refurbishing 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) of train lines in Angola, Zambia and Congo. Given where Angola was barely a generation ago, the alliance is in many ways remarkable. An oil-rich nation on Africa's southwest coast, Angola achieved independence from Portugal in 1975, but spent subsequent years embroiled in civil war, which often featured proxy fighting between U.S.-backed forces and those allied with the Soviet Union. Even today, the country's red and black flag features a yellow machete and half-cog, an insignia resembling the Soviet hammer and sickle. But Biden leaves office on Jan. 20, and Lourenço, like many leaders of African nations, has already begun suggesting that he's looking toward a Trump-dominated future. Biden administration officials say they're hopeful Trump and top Republicans will continue a business-friendly approach to investing in Africa that includes continuing to support the Lobito Corridor. Biden lauded Lourenço for helping boost his country's relationship with the United States, and he said the youth of Africa would change the world. He also visited the country’s national slavery museum, stressing how Angola and the United States — which were once linked by the horrors of enslaved human beings, now could increasingly be linked by economic opportunity. But if Biden came to Angola hoping to cement his foreign policy legacy in this country and throughout Africa, it will actually fall to Trump — the man he beat in the 2020 election and spent much of 2024 running against before bowing out of the race in July — to see it through.Weekend best bets: Will Dolphins crumble in cold again vs. Packers?

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'There are people using this as a politicization': Head of Intercommunity Health condemns politicians over Safe Supply criticismsSteve Smith's greatest asset has become his worst nightmare, and it was exposed by an extraordinary career-first on the . Smith became one of Jasprit Bumrah's four victims as the India captain produced a devastating opening spell on Friday in the . Bumrah trapped Smith plumb in front as the former captain's renowned hand-eye coordination abandoned him again. The first-ball dismissal marked just the second golden duck of Smith's illustrious career, and his first in a home Test match. And the method of dismissal sparked ugly questions about whether Smith's greatest asset is no more. The 35-year-old has made a career out of shuffling across his stumps and daring bowlers to aim for his pads. His hand-eye coordination is so impeccable that he rarely misses a ball on his pads, and happily takes the runs on offer when bowlers try and target the stumps. But his dismissal on Friday showed how that plan might be bringing about his downfall. Smith's hand-eye coordination might be dissipating in the twilight of his career, and it's posed questions about how much longer he'll be playing Test cricket. It marked the third-straight innings in which he's been dismissed lbw, after being trapped in front in both innings of the second Test in Christchurch in March (for 11 and nine). He was also out lbw in the first innings of the second Test against the West Indies in January, and four of his last six dismissals have been trapped in front. A move back to the middle-order would seemingly make his life easier after the failed experiment of using him as an opener last summer. But it lasted just one delivery on Friday after Smith came to the crease at 2-19 in just the seventh over. As cricket writer Andrew Wu wrote on social media: "Steve Smith’s technique challenges bowlers to attack his pads. In his prime, he loved it, knowing he’d get easy runs if they bowled straight. Now, he’s missing balls he used to hit. The eye is not as sharp. The best problem solver in the game has a big problem to solve." Aussie legend Mark Waugh wasn't willing to write Smith off after just one innings of a five-Test series, but admitted it was concerning. “I don’t want to read too much into it today," he said on Fox Sports. "The pitch is doing enough at pace and Bumrah is a world class bowler. "People have always questioned Steve Smith’s technique over the years, and he always responds. He’s a good problem solver. I think his footwork at times, he can go too far across (to) the off-side. So I think it’s something he’s aware of. But I think today, the first ball, I don’t want to read too much into that.” This is exactly how Steve Smith *should* have been getting out over the last decade. His hand eye coordination knew no equal at one stage, but in 2024 he is a shadow of the batter he used to be. — markus (@markusc__) Smith is going below 50 by end of his career unless he figures his flaw out . He is a hand eye coordination type player so it was bound to happen . Labuschagne I believe is still a good batter and will score tons of runs ,I expect a century at Gabba or Sydney against Us — Darkpheonix86 (@AbhisekBChoudh2) Players who depend on too much on their hand eye coordination tend to normally struggle at the end of the career because they haven't got reflexes. They need to change technique to avoid lbws. — R RAJEEV NAIK (@rajeevaryan21) Everyone knew as soon as he lost his eye he was done. — Ex-panda (@rlexpanda) Poor technique against Indian bowlers. Standing on off stump line and playing the ball coming sharply inwards! It’s obvious bumrah gonna give that delivery but why smith and Labuachane has similar technique? Making themselves uncomfortable — AR Tamil (@19ART9) Smith will be pivotal to Australia's hopes of regaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from India, who have won the last four Test series against the Aussies. His recent struggles, coupled with those of teammate Marnus Labuschagne, pose a huge headache for Australia - and they'll need to turn things around quickly. After bowling out India for just 150, Australia were reduced to 7-67 at stumps on the opening day. Bumrah took four scalps during a blistering display, as the Aussies were put on the brink of conceding what appeared to be an unthinkable first innings deficit.

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Celtic strengthen their grip on the title race with victory at AberdeenCALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (TSX: PEY) ("Peyto") confirms that the monthly dividend with respect to December 2024 of $0.11 per common share is to be paid on January 15, 2025, for shareholders of record on December 31, 2024. Dividends paid by Peyto to Canadian residents are eligible dividends for Canadian income tax purposes. Shareholders and interested investors are encouraged to visit the Peyto website at www.peyto.com to learn more about what makes Peyto one of North America’s most exciting energy companies. The website also includes a monthly report, which discusses various topics chosen by the President and CEO and includes estimates of monthly capital expenditures and production. For further information please contact: Certain information set forth in this document, including management's assessment of Peyto's future plans and operations, contains forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond these parties' control, including the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, volatility of commodity prices, currency fluctuations, imprecision of reserve estimates, environmental risks, competition from other industry participants, the lack of availability of qualified personnel or management, stock market volatility and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. Peyto's actual results, performance or achievement could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits that Peyto will derive therefrom. The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.Yum Brands's YUM short percent of float has fallen 9.34% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 6.51 million shares sold short , which is 2.33% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 4.55 days to cover their short positions on average. Why Short Interest Matters Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. Short selling is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises. Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish. See Also: List of the most shorted stocks Yum Brands Short Interest Graph (3 Months) As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Yum Brands has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted. Comparing Yum Brands's Short Interest Against Its Peers Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis. According to Benzinga Pro , Yum Brands's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 10.20%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers. Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it. This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Javon Small scored five of his 31 points in overtime and Tucker DeVries added key free throws late in regulation and finished with 16 points as West Virginia beat No. 3 Gonzaga 86-78 in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday. Small's layup with under 2 minutes left in OT gave West Virginia a 79-75 lead. After a Gonzaga miss, Sencire Harris hit two free throws to make it a six-point lead. With 27.1 seconds left, Harris made a steal and scored on a dunk for an eight-point lead, putting the game out of reach. Amani Hansberry scored a career-high 19 points and Toby Okani added 10 for West Virginia (3-2). Braden Huff scored 19 points and Khalif Battle 16 for Gonzaga (5-1). Gonzaga showed its depth, outscoring the West Virginia bench 30-2. West Virginia’s only loss was by 24 points at Pitt, but the rebuild under Darian DeVries is showing promise. Gonzaga turned it over at midcourt late in regulation when Tucker DeVries poked it away from Nolan Hickman and raced the other way before getting fouled. DeVries made two free throws with 5.9 seconds left to tie it at 71-all. Battle inbounded the ball and got it back, but lost control on a drive as time expired. The shorter Mountaineers outrebounded Gonzaga 42-36 and shot 50% in the second half, battling the Zags to a draw in the paint. Nembhard had 12 assists and just one turnover in 43 minutes, but was 1 of 10 from the field. West Virginia will play Louisville on Thursday in the winner's bracket. Gonzaga faces No. 14 Indiana on the consolation side. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballUnitedHealthcare CEO kept a low public profile. Then he was shot to death in New YorkRefresh yourself on 'Squid Game' before Season 2 on Netflix

When Cables Break Under the Sea, a Wireless World’s Vulnerability Is ExposedIn an impressive display of innovation, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed new technology to protect composite materials from lightning strikes, a common menace to wind turbines and aircraft. Leading the charge is Vipin Kumar, an ORNL researcher who has been instrumental in devising multiple technologies that significantly mitigate lightning damage to turbines and airplanes. Collaborating closely with his team, Kumar has reached a notable milestone by creating an entire 6.5-foot turbine blade tip, incorporating novel materials that remained unscathed after rigorous simulated lightning tests at Mississippi State University's specialized lab, according to Oak Ridge National Laboratory . Interestingly, while high current tests proved destructive, the novel materials and coatings demonstrate a promising path for blade protection. Kumar and his team face a particular challenge: the lack of comprehensive data regarding the extent of lightning-related issues within the wind industry. Despite this, lightning strikes pose a significant source of blade-related downtime and repair expenses. Kumar emphasized the importance of resilience in wind energy, stating, "We know wind energy is a reliable source of electricity that supports energy security, but I believe anything we can do to make it more resilient and reliable is important," as he told Oak Ridge National Laboratory . One of the remarkable features of the project is the use of a low-cost carbon fiber developed at ORNL, which has allowed for the construction of a blade tip that can withstand lightning impact. Tested using industry-standard methods, the hybrid carbon fiber composite blade tip reduces the blade's weight by an impressive 41%. It enables the manufacture of longer blades that can generate more electricity. As a result, the demand for carbon fiber within the wind industry may rise, with ORNL's economic formula potentially allowing it to compete within the market, as researcher Subhabrata Saha led the creation of the blade tip. Kumar elucidated the benefits of lighter and larger blades, "That means we can make bigger blades of the same weight that generate more electricity," he remarked in a statement obtained by Oak Ridge National Laboratory . Moreover, the innovation's sustainability aspect has not gone unnoticed, with the new blade tip earning an award for "innovation in green composites design." In discussing the future of the technology, Kumar revealed a comprehensive recycling plan for the blade, aiming to use both the carbon fiber and the resin in 3D printing applications within the ORNL facility. Kumar's approach has broadened beyond just manufacturing practices; he has also vetted the economic viability of his work by engaging with DOE's 2024 Energy I-Corps program. Engaging industry professionals, he has gathered insights into the challenges faced by turbine manufacturers and operators, shaping his innovations to suit market needs. Among the potential solutions, a nanofiller coating has garnered significant interest from these professionals due to its protective qualities and ease of application. Looking ahead, Kumar is discussing field-testing his nanofiller coating at an actual wind farm, where its performance against lightning strikes can be monitored longitudinally. Acknowledging the hefty repair costs ranging from tens of thousands up to $1 million per blade, he remains confident in the transformative potential of his research. When operators and insurance companies often hesitate to cover lightning-related damages, Kumar stays focused on solutions, asserting, according to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory , "It’s an act of engineering."Takeaways from Biden’s Africa trip: Pardon of son Hunter overshadows official business

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