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Coming into practice on the second day of training camp on Sunday, Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams clearly continues to struggle in a key area where he struggled in the spring: finishing. In the NFL, so many games are decided by a single score that being able to finish is important. The Chicago Bears defense dominated the spring. As previously covered by CCS, the Bears defense dominated 11-on-11 periods during OTAs, Williams threw a number of interceptions during mandatory minicamp, and he struggled against the pass rush. Williams has struggled throughout the team’s tenure due to the defensive line,…
Coming into practice on the second day of training camp on Sunday, Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams clearly continues to struggle in a key area where he struggled in the spring: finishing. In the NFL, being able to finish is important because so many games are decided by a one-point score. The Chicago Bears defense dominated the spring. Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) throws the ball during team activities at Halas Hall on May 31, 2024 in Lake Forest, Illinois, USA. Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski – USA TODAY Sports As previously covered by CCS, the Bears defense dominated 11-on-11…
A global technology outage caused by a CrowdStrike software update on Friday continued to cause disruption for travelers through U.S. airports on Sunday.As of just after 5 p.m. Eastern time, tracking site FlightAware reported that about 1,500 U.S. flights had been canceled and more than 6,900 were delayed. More than 400 flights were canceled in and out of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, an improvement from 724 on Saturday and 824 on Friday, but still the most of any U.S. airport, according to FlightAware.com. United Airlines, Delta Airlines , Boeing 777-787s and American Airlines temporarily grounded all flights on Friday, according…
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he will end his presidential re-election campaign, bringing an abrupt and humbling conclusion to his half-century-long political career and scrambling the race for the White House just four months before Election Day.Biden, 81, could not reverse growing sentiment within his party that he was too frail to serve and destined to lose to Donald Trump in November. He backed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee.Read moreFollow live updates on Biden’s presidential election withdrawal“While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the…
Asia Times Deputy Editor David P. Goldman made the remarks at the National Conservatism 4 Conference in Washington DC on July 8. The “Long March” analogy is not my own. Chinese policymakers are talking about Mao’s civil war strategy of encircling the cities from the countryside. Why this matters: The working-age population in high-income countries will fall by a quarter this century as a result of falling fertility rates. In the case of Taiwan and South Korea, the decline will be around three-quarters. So I don’t think China will invade Taiwan. The Chinese are not going to fight for something…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. President Joe Biden. Saul Loeb via AFP/Getty Images Business leaders are reacting to Joe Biden’s decision not to run for a second term.They include Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, Microsoft President Brad Smith and David Sacks.Smith said Biden has “dedicated his life to public service.” In another shocking turn of events in this year’s presidential election, Joe Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination.Recently, many prominent business leaders and Silicon Valley investors, including Elon Musk, Bill Ackman, Marc Andreessen,…
No American political party is more in need of a reset right now than the Democratic Party.Calls for President Joe Biden to leave office are growing louder. The quiet advice he has received from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is now resonating loud and clear in public.It’s time to admit it: Joe Biden is history for the Democratic Party. He has had a long and illustrious career and achieved the presidency he always coveted. But he doesn’t have the power to defeat former President Donald…
US President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign on Sunday after fellow Democrats lost faith in his mental acuity and ability to beat Donald Trump, leaving the presidential race in uncharted territory.”It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” he said in a statement. Here are the big UPDATES in this…
There’s a lot of history surrounding the Virginia Tech football program, from Bruce Smith’s dominating run to Coach Frank Beamer’s historic run to the legendary run of quarterbacks in the early 2000s, and Mike Vick was a big part of it.As quarterback, Vick led the Hokies to a 22-2 record, a Big East Championship and a Gator Bowl victory in 2000 before being selected first overall in the NFL Draft in 2001. Vick had a stellar and storied career in the NFL and to say he is beloved in Blacksburg, Virginia is an understatement. Vick is just as good as…
Jalen Hurts’ disturbing patterns in his three seasons as a starter, a dark horse cornerback who had phenomenal success in college, and Wes Hopkins’ stats that will no doubt be appreciated. The Eagles are three days away from their 12th straight win.Number The team will hold training camp at the NovaCare Complex after 17 years at Lehigh University, 16 at West Chester University, seven at Widener University, five at Albright College in Reading, 17 at Hershey College and 11 other locations in the franchise’s first 18 seasons. So those are our final 10 observations for the offseason. Let’s see what…