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☆ NFL offenses aren’t scoring as much. Nobody knows the exact reason why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Overall, NFL teams are currently averaging 21.4 points per game, the fifth straight year the scoring average has decreased, and the lowest points per game total since 2006. Last season, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa led the NFL with 4,624 yards, the lowest total for a passing yards leader since 2017. There are several theories as to why the passing game has been muted and scoring numbers have decreased. But it’s not only that teams are playing more Cover 2, the problem may also be that modern NFL teams are worse at attacking what is not a novel concept. Obviously, there is far from any consensus on why exactly NFL offenses have slowed down.

Persons: Aaron Rodgers, Rodgers, Tua Tagovailoa, Nate Tice —, —, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell, ESPN’s Mina Kimes, it’s, Jared Dubin Organizations: New York Jets, Jets, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, NFL, Miami Dolphins, Yahoo, CBS, Patriots

His new home is a notorious federal jail in New York City known for extreme violence and abominable medical care. Still, the conditions are horrid across the facility, according to interviews with more than a half-dozen defense lawyers and a review of court documents. “The agency as a whole has failed to assist MDC Brooklyn with the staffing crisis, hence allowing MDC Brooklyn to fail,” the union head, Rhonda Barnwell, wrote in a memo to Bureau of Prisons officials in June 2023. "That is why, earlier this year, the director appointed an Urgent Action Team to take a holistic look at the challenges at MDC Brooklyn," the spokesman added. A statute in the federal court system requires defendants who are out on bail to be remanded to jail after they are convicted.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, Gary Brown, Sam Bankman, Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell, “, Xavier Donaldson, ”, Jeffrey Epstein’s, Rhonda Barnwell, Luis Rivas, Uriel Whyte, Edwin Cordero, Mr, Cordero, Andrew Dalack, Terrence Wise, wasn’t, LaShann DeArcy, Jonathan Goulbourne, Jesse Furman, Furman, Judge Brown, Brown, Daniel Collucci, Richard Kestenbaum Organizations: Metropolitan Detention, MDC, District, Justice Department, Metropolitan Correctional Center, Brooklyn, MDC Brooklyn, of Prisons, NBC News, . Justice, Urgent, New York Daily News Locations: New York City, Brooklyn, U.S, New York, Queens , New York, “

☆ The Masters is about to turn Augusta's airport into 'organized chaos.' Here's how it gears up for an influx of over 1,500 private jets.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementWith an average of 30,000 passengers a month, Augusta Regional Airport usually sees one-hundredth the number of passengers as Newark Liberty International. This year's Masters, played at Augusta National, is set to be the busiest yet for Augusta Regional Airport. "In years past, American has always given an influx of direct flights for Masters week," Smith told BI. But perhaps the most striking change from the usual day-to-day is the expected influx of private jets. Private jetsAugusta Regional Airport has two runways but closes one of them down for the Masters so that the private jets can park there.

Persons: —, Lauren Smith, Smith, It's, Barnwell, Augusta —, Uber Organizations: Augusta Regional Airport, Service, Augusta Regional, Newark Liberty International, TSA, Augusta National, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Delta, Private, Augusta, Atlanta —, New, Bombardier Challenger Locations: Augusta, Georgian, Washington, DC, Boston, Austin, JFK, Palm Beach, Orlando, LaGuardia, Detroit, Atlanta, Aiken, South Carolina, New York City, Toro

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities on Tuesday arrested two women accused helping one of four men who escaped from a Georgia jail last month. Authorities did not elaborate on what Smith and Green are alleged to have done. The sheriff's office did not immediately respond to an email seeking that information. Barnwell was being held on drug charges when he and three other inmates escaped through a damaged window and a cut fence at the jail early Oct. 16. News outlets reported that Fournier was being held on a murder charge in connection with the 2022 death of his ex-girlfriend when he and the others escaped.

Persons: Jacorshia Smith, Dernard Barnwell, Smith, Green, Bond, Barnwell, Joey Fournier, Fournier Organizations: —, Sheriff's Locations: MACON, Ga, Georgia, Macon, Augusta, Bibb

MACON, Ga. (AP) — A man shot and wounded himself Monday when officers sought to question him about four escapees from a Georgia jail, authorities said. Davis said that person might have information on the escapees, who broke out of the Bibb County jail Oct. 16. Anderson, 24, is a Black male with dreadlocks and is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. Barnwell, 37, is a Black male with braids and is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs 190 pounds. Stokes, 29, is a Black male with short black hair and is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds.

Persons: David Davis, Davis, Joey Fournier, Marc Kerry Anderson, Johnifer Dernard Barnwell, Chavis Demaryo Stokes, Fournier, Anderson, Stokes Organizations: U.S, SWAT, Dodge Challenger, Challenger Locations: MACON, Ga, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, Bibb, Barnwell

Though investigators have yet to pin down a motive in the attack, they are probing whether Garcia was driven by extremist ideologies, a law enforcement source told CNN. Among those killed were two elementary school-aged sisters; three members of a Korean American family, including a child; a mall security guard; and a young engineer. Law enforcement does not yet feel they have a “complete picture” of Garcia’s past and are continuing to dig into his background, a law enforcement source told CNN. The child’s name and age were not given, but the Texas Department of Safety did note a three-year-old child was among those killed. Other victims included Christian LaCour, an outlet mall security guard, and Aishwarya Thatikonda, who was killed while visiting the mall with a friend, CNN affiliate WFAA reported.

☆ ‘Samuel Pepys and the Strange Wrecking of the Gloucester’ Review: The Nearly Sunk and Future King
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Henry Hitchings | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

There are three million shipwrecks scattered across the ocean floor. Only a tiny number of these have been explored. This 117-foot craft had sunk in May 1682 after hitting a sandbank, while carrying the Duke of York, the future King James II of England. But only in June last year was the wreck formally identified—and hailed as the most significant maritime discovery since Henry VIII’s warship the Mary Rose was raised in 1982. Another find is a silver teaspoon, with an engraving that suggests it belonged to one of James’s huntsmen, Thomas Jory, a “saucy fellow” who hid under a seat on a rescue boat as the Gloucester went down.

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