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Report: AMPTP, WGA negotiations in 'home stretch'

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:52:08 GMT

The Writers Guild of America is in the final phase of negotiations with Hollywood’s major studios and streaming services, according to reports.  An industry insider told Variety that the talks are “mainly down to language now” and that negotiations are in the "home stretch." Negotiation meetings between the sides have made considerable progress in recent weeks, which may be attributed to the presence of four top executives: Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, Disney’s Bob Iger, NBCUniversal’s Donna Langley and Netflix’s Ted Sarandos.  ‘Are you going to miss your mom?’ boy from viral video reunites with reporter The proposed three-year contract would bring an end to one of the longest strikes in Hollywood history; the WGA has been on strike since May 2 – 144 days ago. Representatives from SAG-AFTRA are still hammering out a deal with AMPTP and are looking to end their picketing that started in mid-July. 

Stanford football: Scrappy Cardinal comes up just short against Arizona

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:52:08 GMT

STANFORD – Stanford played better than last week, when it suffered its second-ever loss to an FCS program, but it wasn’t enough in a 21-20 loss to Arizona on Saturday at Stanford Stadium.Stanford led 17-14 after three quarters and Arizona QB Jayden de Laura had left the game with an injury. But redshirt freshman Noah Fifita led the Wildcats on a nine-play, 67-yard TD drive on his first possession to put Arizona up 21-17 with 7:42 remaining.Joshua Karty, who was 26-for-26 on field goals over the past two seasons, had missed a pair of 51-yard field goals earlier in the game. He made a 46-yarder with 3:09 to play to cut the deficit to 21-20, but Arizona (3-1, 1-0) got two first downs on the ensuing possession to run out the clock.Stanford rotated quarterbacks Ashton Daniels and Justin Lamson throughout the game. But while the QBs each played one half last week, oftentimes they alternated within the same series against Arizona.Daniels was used mostly on pass plays, completing 15 of 27 p...

Villagomez FG lifts Prairie View A&M over Alcorn State 23-20

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:52:08 GMT

LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Carlos Villagomez booted a 50-yard field goal with one second remaining to lift Prairie View A&M to a 23-20 victory over Alcorn State on Saturday.Ahmad Antoine’s 4-yard touchdown run gave the Panthers (2-2, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) a 20-13 lead with 6:50 left to play.Aaron Allen capped a six-play drive with a 49-yard scoring strike to Malik Rodgers to pull the Braves (1-3, 0-1) even at 20 with 4:05 remaining.Trazon Connley directed a 10-play, 83-yard drive leading to Villagomez’s game-winning kick. Connley hit Brian Jenkins Jr. for a 23-yard gain on third-and-10 to keep the drive alive.Connley completed 12 of 19 passes for 187 yards with one touchdown and one interception for Prairie View A&M. He also had a short touchdown run. Antoine rushed for 78 yards on 16 carries. Tre’jon Spiller had the touchdown catch.Allen completed 26 of 37 passes for 287 yards and two scores for Alcorn State. Rodgers finished with three catches f...

Pirates overcome 9-run deficit for first time in 137-season history, beat Reds 13-12

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:52:08 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates overcame a nine-run deficit for the first time in their 137-season history as Luis Rivas tied a career-high with five RBIs in a 13-12 victory on Saturday night that dealt a staggering blow to the Cincinnati Reds’ playoff hopes.Cincinnati, which dropped 2 1/2 games back for the NL’s last wild card berth, opened a 9-0 lead with three runs in the first, five in the second and one in the third, then allowed 13 unanswered runs. The Reds attempted to rally but stranded the potential tying run at third base in the ninth.The Reds, who have lost four straight, squandered a nine-run lead for the first time since a 10-9 defeat at Milwaukee on April 28, 2004. This was the biggest blown lead in the major leagues this season, topping Seattle’s 7-0 advantage in a 14-9 loss at the Chicago Cubs on April 11.Reds rookie Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Tyler Stephenson and TJ Friedl all homered off Bailey Fatter, who allowed eight runs and nine hits in two innings...

Shenandoah safety Haley Van Voorhis is first woman non-kicker to play in NCAA football game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:52:08 GMT

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — Haley Van Voorhis, a safety for Division III Shenandoah University, became the first woman to appear in an NCAA football game at a position other than kicker on Saturday.The 5-foot-6, 145-pound junior registered a quarterback hurry in the first quarter of Shenandoah’s 48-7 home win over Juniata. She brought the quarterback to the ground just after he released the ball, and the third-down pass was incomplete.“It’s an amazing thing,” Van Voorhis told The Washington Post. “I just wanted to get out and do my thing. I want to show other people this is what women can do, to show what I can do. It’s a big moment. I made the impossible possible, and I’m excited about that.”Van Voorhis’ achievement was the latest milestone for women in college football. In 2020, Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller made two extra points to become the first woman to score in a Power Five conference game.Liz Heaston became the first woman to score in college football with two extr...

Ophelia downgraded to tropical depression, heavy rain still rolls through DC region

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:52:08 GMT

D.C. residents struggling through scattered thunderstorms during tropical storm Ophelia on Saturday afternoon. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) D.C. residents struggling through scattered thunderstorms during tropical storm Ophelia on Saturday afternoon. (WTOP/Dave Dildine) Listen live for the latest weather updates on the 8s on WTOP. Tropical depression Ophelia is expected to pelt D.C.-area residents with heavy rain and strong winds through Saturday night, but should let up by Sunday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know.Watches and warningsThe National Weather Service has issued the following alerts:A flood watch is in effect from 8 p.m. Saturday night into Sunday morning for urban areas including D.C. and counties i...

Margarita Mota, the wife of Dodgers great Manny Mota and matriarch of a baseball family, dies at 81

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:52:08 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Margarita Mota, the wife of Los Angeles Dodgers great Manny Mota and matriarch of a baseball family, died Saturday. She was 81.She had been in ill health in recent years and died of natural causes at home in the Los Angeles suburb of La Crescenta, according to her son, José, a former major leaguer who works on the team’s Spanish language broadcasts.Manny Mota, who is 85, is major league baseball’s No. 3 career pinch-hitter who won World Series titles with the Dodgers in 1981 and ’88. The Dominican outfielder played parts of 13 seasons from 1969-80 and 1982 with the Dodgers. He served as a coach for the team from 1980-2013 and continued working for the club as a Spanish-language TV broadcaster until 2020.The couple was married for 60 years. They created the Manny Mota International Foundation, a nonprofit that has raised money to build a medical clinic, baseball fields and a school in the Dominican Republic.“I applaud her,” José Mota said. “A woman of the peo...

Sean Nealis scores go-ahead goal in 58th minute, Red Bulls beat DC United 5-3 in 101st meeting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:52:08 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Omir Fernandez scored two goals in the first half, Sean Nealis had a go-ahead goal in the 58th minute and the New York Red Bulls beat D.C. United 5-3 on a rainy Saturday night to spoil Christian Benteke’s hat-trick.New York (8-12-10) won for just the second time in its last 17 regular-season away matches, with five draws and 10 losses, dating to September 2022. D.C. United (9-13-9) had its four-game unbeaten streak end. United had allowed only one goal over those four games.Benteke’s third goal of the game, and 13th of the year, came on a penalty kick in first-half stoppage time to give D.C. United a 3-2 lead. But New York forward Cameron Harper tied it a 3-all three minutes later.John Tolkin capped the scoring in second-half stoppage time. Carlos Coronel saved four shots for the Red Bulls. Alex Bono finished with three saves in his sixth start of the season for DC United.The Red Bulls travel to play the Chicago Fire next Saturday. DC United travels to play t...

AL West-leading Texas Rangers get 7 scoreless innings from Montgomery in 2-0 win over Mariners

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:52:08 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jordan Montgomery pitched seven scoreless innings, switch-hitting All-Star catcher Jonah Heim drove in yet another run and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Saturday night.The Rangers (86-68) won their fourth game in a row, including the first two games in the crucial series that began with the division rivals tied for the American League’s third and final wild-card spot. Texas took over the AL West lead for the first time in September after winning the series opener and now has a 1 1/2-game lead after Houston lost its second home game in a row to 102-loss Kansas City. Montgomery (10-11), the left-hander acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals at the deadline, struck out six and walked two while scattering five hits. He is 4-2 in his 10 starts for the Rangers. Jose Leclerc and Aroldis Chapman finished off the Rangers’ 12th shutout of the season. Leclerc pitched the eighth and gave up a one-out single in the ninth bef...

King and defense help Georgia Tech beat Wake Forest 30-16 for 1st ACC win

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:52:08 GMT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Haynes King threw a pair of long touchdown passes in the first half while Georgia Tech’s defense racked up eight sacks along with five takeaways to beat Wake Forest 30-16 on Saturday night.The Yellow Jackets’ Kenan Johnson jumped in front of a sideline throw by Mitch Griffis for a critical late interception with 2:18 left, ending a drive by the Demon Deacons for the tying score after trailing 20-3 at halftime. The offense took advantage for the Yellow Jackets (2-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), first with King breaking loose for a 35-yard keeper, then with Jamal Haynes breaking free through the middle for a clinching 26-yard scoring run with 1:25 left.King struck with a pair of on-target deep balls for those first-half scores. The first came when he went deep down the left side to freshman Eric Singleton Jr., who had a step on defender Dashawn Jones and hauled in the ball in the end zone at the 4:49 mark of the first quarter.Two drives later,...