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Daily Horoscope for October 02, 2024

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 21:00
General Daily Insight for October 02, 2024

We’re finding a happy medium. With the peaceful New Moon in Libra at 2:49 pm EDT, we’re seeking balance in our lives by increasing friendship and love in our circles. As the Moon joins with communicative Mercury, we have opportunities to communicate our feelings, expressing ourselves in ways that we might have been holding back before. When the Moon struggles with serious Saturn, it could be difficult to take criticism or stay disciplined. Don’t let egos stand in the way of a fresh start.

Aries

March 21 – April 19

The people that enter your life now could be here to stay. You might feel like you’re standing on solid ground when you’re speaking with them, as opposed to others who make you feel like you’re lost at sea. Not everyone has the sensitivity needed to have an emotional discussion, but be aware that there may be a surprise suggestion or constructive criticism that you weren’t expecting, even from trusted peers. Try not to take it personally, as it’s likely coming from a good place.

Taurus

April 20 – May 20

Routines might provide you with the balance that you’ve potentially been looking for. Whether you’re just starting out with a completely overhauled routine or you’ve been keeping one going for a bit of time by now, it’s important to look back and analyze your efforts. What have you been doing right and where could you use more discipline? It’s easy to slip into the mindlessness of your phone or the TV when you get home, so try not to let distraction tempt you.

Gemini

May 21 – June 20

Fiery energy is arcing through the air! Regardless of your expectations for the day, someone might catch your eye or spark a great deal of passion in you. They may also be someone who inspires you for a specific creative activity, not just general enthusiasm. This could be a good time to invest in working on your hobby or practicing to make a creative career a realistic avenue for yourself. That said, make sure that you want this for yourself before you say yes.

Cancer

June 21 – July 22

The world might have to come to you today. The case may be that you’re stuck inside, or perhaps you simply don’t feel like going out! Either way, the universe is reminding you of the benefits of hanging out at home. You might be inclined to avoid socializing altogether, even if doing so would benefit you. For this reason, it’s important to at least consider getting out of your shell rather than hiding and waiting for things to blow over. Take charge!

Leo

July 23 – August 22

New friends can boost your work on building the life that you want to have. You may already have the mindset that you need to succeed, but you might not yet have all the information or the support that you need, so stay open. Collaboration can be highly successful at the moment, but be aware that you could receive some criticism that you weren’t expecting. No matter how constructive it’s meant to be, it can cause you to obsess. Let it roll off your back.

Virgo

August 23 – September 22

You might find that someone is working hard to be your rock. This person probably wants to express their care for you, but doing so may not come easily to them. They may struggle to express their feelings or what makes them feel secure. Once you are able to talk through some lighter things and establish healthy communication lines, they could feel safe enough to let their guard down and connect with you. Listen to them — you’ll both be thankful you did.

Libra

September 23 – October 22

This day is about recognizing yourself and what is on your mind. It’s important to express what you’ve been holding back and avoid attempting to conform to the status quo, because this could be dimming your natural light. It can be difficult for you to stay regimented and ensure that you focus on yourself. Still, know that you are worth it! If you don’t highlight yourself, you may not have the awareness or energy you need to support others. Take care of yourself first.

Scorpio

October 23 – November 21

Presently, internal balance will be more felt than seen. This could be rough if you normally rely on more tangible goals and ways of measuring your progress, but these may not have been supporting your ongoing emotions. You might be unintentionally letting these physical goals take over aspects of your life, without allowing for development of your spiritual or creative mind. Get in tune with your soul and start giving it the same level of importance that you give your brain.

Sagittarius

November 22 – December 21

A recent community could offer you a chance to express yourself more fully than ever before. Previously, you may have struggled to find a place where you felt you truly belonged, but this group is capable of supporting your genuine needs, as well as providing you with feedback and support. Make sure that you are aware of the energy you’re bringing to the group. Make a point of being open to the idea of working in tandem with others to find your success.

Capricorn

December 22 – January 19

An opening to say what’s on your mind in the workplace might be just around the corner. You could have strong feelings about a nonprofit that you’ve worked with, a job that you’ve been at for some time, or someone in your life that you want to experience more recognition. These desires could prompt you to speak up where you might not have normally. Honor your experience and opinions by letting them support you to speak up both for yourself and for others.

Aquarius

January 20 – February 18

You might be stepping outside your comfort zone. Maybe you’re no stranger to coming up with innovative ways of doing things, but your usual routine could need to adjust in a way that you haven’t handled before. While that’s exhilarating, it can also be daunting. Remind yourself of who you are and all that you’ve already conquered in your life! The more that you’re able to stay disciplined in this endeavor, the more success that you should be able to gain later on.

Pisces

February 19 – March 20

Look out below! You’re diving into a subject that interests you today. You might go down a rabbit hole of information that you had never seen before, and what you learn may be fascinating and something that you want to share with your family and friends. However, when sharing later on, others may make it obvious that they don’t think it’s as fascinating as you do. Do your best to avoid taking their lack of interest personally, as they’ll likely come around in time.

Vance and Walz keep it civil in a policy-heavy discussion: VP debate takeaways

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 19:26

By BILL BARROW, ZEKE MILLER and NICHOLAS RICCARDI

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they engaged in a policy-heavy discussion that may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign.

It was the first encounter between Minnesota’s Democratic governor and Ohio’s Republican senator, following last month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. It comes just five weeks before Election Day and as millions of voters are now able to cast early ballots.

Tuesday’s confrontation played out as the stakes of the contest rose again after Iran fired missiles into Israel, while a devastating hurricane and potentially debilitating port strike roiled the country at home. Over and again, Walz and Vance outlined the policy and character differences between their running-mates, while trying to introduce themselves to the country.

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Republican vice presidential candidate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), and Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, greet each other ahead of a debate at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1, 2024 in New York City. This is expected to be the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 general election. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Here are some takeaways from Tuesday’s debate.

With Mideast in turmoil, Walz promises ‘steady leadership” and Vance offers ’peace through strength’

Iran’s ballistic missile attack on Israel on Tuesday elicited a contrast between the Democratic and Republican tickets on foreign policy: Walz promised “steady leadership” under Harris while Vance pledged a return to “peace through strength” if Trump is returned to the White House.

The differing visions of what American leadership should look like overshadowed the sharp policy differences between the two tickets.

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The Iranian threat to the region and U.S. interests around the world opened the debate, with Walz pivoting the topic to criticism of Trump.

“What’s fundamental here is that steady leadership is going to matter,” Walz said, then referenced the “nearly 80-year-old Donald Trump talking about crowd sizes” and responding to global crises by tweet.

Vance, for his part, promised a return to “effective deterrence” under Trump against Iran, brushing back on Walz’s criticism of Trump by attacking Harris and her role in the Biden administration.

“Who has been the vice president for the last three and a half years and the answer is your running mate, not mine,” he said. He pointedly noted that the Hamas attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, happened “during the administration of Kamala Harris.”

Vance and Walz punch up rather than at each other

Vance and Walz trained the bulk of their attacks not on their on-stage rivals, but on the running mates who weren’t in the room.

Both vice presidential nominees sought to convey a genial men as they lobbed criticism at Harris and Trump, respectively.

It was a reflection of the fact that most voters don’t cast a ballot based on the vice president, and on a vice presidential nominee’s historic role in serving as the attack dog for their running mates.

Walz pointedly attacked Trump for failing to meet his pledge of building a physical barrier across the entire U.S.-Mexico border at the country’s southern neighbor’s expense.

“Less than 2% of that wall got built and Mexico didn’t pay a dime,” Walz said.

Underscoring the focus on the top of the ticket, during a back-and-forth about immigration, Vance said to his opponent: “I think that you want to solve this problem, but I don’t think that Kamala Harris does.”

It was a wonky policy debate, with talk of risk pools, housing regulations and energy policy

In an age of world-class disses optimized for social media, Tuesday’s debate was a detour into substance. Both candidates took a low-key approach and both enthusiastically delved into the minutiae.

Walz dug into the drafting of the Affordable Care Act when he was in the House in 2009, and pushed Vance on the senator’s claim that Trump, who tried to eliminate the law, actually helped preserve it. Vance, defending his claim that illegal immigration pushes up housing prices, cited a Federal Reserve study to back himself up. Walz talked about how Minneapolis tinkered with local regulations to boost the housing supply. Both men talked about the overlap between energy policy, trade and climate change.

It was a very different style than often seen in presidential debates over the past several election cycles.

Vance stays on the defensive on abortion

Walz pounced on Vance repeatedly over abortion access and reproductive rights as the Ohio senator tried to argue that a state-by-state matrix of abortion laws is the ideal approach for the United States. Walz countered that a “basic right” for a woman should not be determined “by geography.”

“This is a very simple proposition: These are women’s decisions,” Walz said. “We trust women. We trust doctors.”

Walz sought to personalize the issue by referencing the death of Amber Thurman, who waited more than 20 hours at the hospital for a routine medical procedure known as a D&C to clear out remaining tissue after taking abortion pills. She developed sepsis and died.

Rather than sidestep the reference, Vance at one point agreed with Walz that “Amber Thurman should still be alive.”

Vance steered the conversation to the GOP ticket’s proposals he said would help women and children economically, thus avoiding the need for terminating pregnancies. But Walz retorted that such policies — tax credits, expanded childcare aid, a more even economy — can be pursued while still allowing women to make their own decisions about abortion.

Both candidates put a domestic spin on climate change

In the wake of the devastation of Hurricane Helene, Vance took a question about climate change and gave an answer about jobs and manufacturing, taking a detour around Trump’s past claims that global warming is a “hoax.”

Vance contended that the best way to fight climate change was to move more manufacturing to the United States, because the country has the world’s cleanest energy economy. It was a distinctly domestic spin on a global crisis, especially after Trump pulled the U.S. out of the international Paris climate accords during his administration.

Walz also kept the climate change focus domestic, touting the Biden administration’s renewable energy investments as well as record levels of oil and natural gas production. “You can see us becoming an energy superpower in the future,” Walz said.

It was a decidedly optimistic take on a pervasive and grim global problem.

Walz, Vance each blame opposing presidential candidate for immigration stalemate

The two running mates agreed that the number of migrants in the U.S. illegally is a problem. But each laid the blame on the opposing presidential nominee.

Vance echoed Trump by repeatedly calling Harris the “border czar” and suggested that she, as vice president, single-handedly rolled back the immigration restrictions Trump had imposed as president. The result, in Vance’s telling, is an unchecked flow of fentanyl, strain on state and local resources and increased housing prices around the country.

Harris was never asked to be the “border czar” and she was never specifically given the responsibility for security on the border. She was tasked by Biden in March 2021 with tackling the “root causes” of migration from the Central American countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador and pushing leaders there and in Mexico to enforce immigration laws. Harris was not empowered to set U.S. immigration policy — only the president can sign executive orders and Harris was not empowered as Biden’s proxy in negotiations with Congress on immigration law.

Walz advanced Democrats’ arguments that Trump single-handedly killed a bipartisan Senate deal to tighten border security and boost the processing system for immigrants and asylum seekers. Republicans backed off the deal, Walz noted, only after Trump said it wasn’t good enough.

Both candidates leaned on tried-and-true debate tactics — including not answering tough questions

Asked directly whether Trump’s promise to deport millions of illegal immigrants would remove parents of U.S.-born children, Vance never answered the question. Instead, the senator tried to put his best spin on Trump’s plan to use the military to help with deportations and pivot to attacking Harris for a porous border. Asked to respond to Trump’s having called climate change a “hoax,” Vance also avoided a response.

The debate kicked off with Walz being asked if he’d support a preemptive strike by Israel against Iran. Walz praised Harris’ foreign policy leadership but never answered that question, either.

And at the end of the debate, Vance would not answer Walz’s direct question of whether Trump indeed lost the 2020 election.

Walz has stumbles and lands punches in uneven night

Walz had several verbal stumbles on a night in which he admitted to “misspeaking” often. In the debate’s opening moments, he confused Iran and Israel when discussing the Middle East.

At one point he said he had “become friends with school shooters,” and he stumbled through an explanation of inaccurate remarks about whether he was in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. ( He was not.)

But the governor noticeably put Vance on the defensive over abortion and, near the end of the debate, with a pointed question about whether Trump won the 2020 election.

Vance stays on a limb on Jan. 6 insurrection

The candidates went out of their way to be polite to each other until the very end, when Vance refused to back down from his statements that he wouldn’t have certified Trump’s 2020 election loss.

Vance tried to turn the issue to claims that the “much bigger threat to democracy” was Democrats trying to censor people on social media. But Walz wouldn’t let go.

“This one is troubling to me,” said Walz, noting that he’d just been praising some of Vance’s answers. He rattled off the ways Trump tried to overturn his 2020 loss and noted that the candidate still insists he won that contest. Then Walz asked Vance if Trump actually lost the election.

Vance responded by asking if Harris censored people.

“That is a damning non-answer,” said Walz, noting that Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence, wasn’t on the debate stage because he stood up to Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, and presided over Congress’ certification of the former president’s loss.

“America,” Walz concluded, “I think you’ve got a really clear choice on this election of who’s going to honor that democracy and who’s going to honor Donald Trump.”

Appeals court to hear arguments on Florida law to ban kids from drag shows

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 17:46

A federal appeals court next week will hear arguments about a 2023 Florida law aimed at preventing children from attending drag shows.

A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear arguments Oct. 9 in Jacksonville.

The state last year appealed a ruling by U.S. District Judge Gregory Presnell that blocked enforcement of the law. Presnell said the law, which was challenged by Hamburger Mary’s, an Orlando restaurant and bar, violated First Amendment rights.

Presnell ruled that the law is not “sufficiently narrowly tailored” to meet First Amendment standards and issued a preliminary injunction against it.

The law, dubbed by sponsors as the “Protection of Children Act,” would prevent venues from admitting children to adult live performances.

It defines adult live performances as “any show, exhibition, or other presentation in front of a live audience, which, in whole or in part, depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement or specific sexual activities, … lewd conduct, or the lewd exposure of prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts.”

What to know about Iran’s missile barrage and Israel’s ground operations in Lebanon

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 15:50

By JULIA FRANKEL

JERUSALEM (AP) — Iran launched at least 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening, causing scattered damage and fires from falling shrapnel, but Israeli authorities said there were no injuries. An Israeli security official said most of the missiles were intercepted, though some managed to land.

Israeli officials said Iran would pay a price for the strike.

The missile attack came after Israel said ground troops crossed into Lebanon in what the military described as a limited operation to root out Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure.

Hezbollah, meanwhile, said it saw no sign of Israeli forces and that its troops were ready to confront them.

Israel said its incursion would be focused on the narrow strip of land just across the border. But it also issued evacuation warnings covering a wider swath of Lebanon, raising fears that a large-scale ground invasion was soon to come.

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A damaged building is seen at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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In recent days, a wave of Israeli airstrikes has killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and several of his top commanders, while driving hundreds of thousands of Lebanese from their homes. Israel says a ground operation is now necessary to return tens of thousands of displaced Israelis to their homes in the north, pummeled by continuous rocket fire from Hezbollah since Oct. 8.

Here’s what we know:

Why did Iran launch missiles toward Israel?

Israel’s military said it identified 180 missiles launched from Iran shortly after 7:30 p.m. Sirens blared across the country, and Israelis were ordered to stay in protected areas. An Israeli security official said that in cooperation with the United States, the Israeli Air Force intercepted many of the missiles, though there some direct hits damaging buildings and igniting some fires.

U.S. and British officials later said approximately 200 missiles had been launched by Iran.

Iran said the missiles were in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Revolutionary Guard Gen. Abbas Nilforushan, both killed in an Israeli airstrike last week in Beirut. It also mentioned Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader in Hamas who was assassinated in Tehran in a suspected Israeli attack in July. It warned this attack represented only a “first wave,” without elaborating.

In April, Iran launched more than 300 drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles at Israel. Most were intercepted outside of Israel. One girl was injured from falling shrapnel.

Israel vowed to respond, pushing the two archenemies closer toward direct confrontation and the region closer toward a broader war.

Did Israeli troops enter Lebanon?

The military says that Israeli troops entered Lebanon late Monday, though it was not clear whether they remained inside or were moving in and out of the country.

In a surprise announcement, Israel said Tuesday that its ground forces have been operating covertly in Lebanon for the last year, carrying out dozens of small ground operations. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the army’s spokesman, said the current raid is an expansion of these activities.

The Lebanese army and UNIFIL, a U.N. peacekeeping force stationed in southern Lebanon, have not confirmed that Israeli troops crossed the border, although UNIFIL said it was notified that they were going to.

How far into Lebanon are Israeli ground troops?

A military official, speaking on condition of anonymity under briefing guidelines, said Israeli ground troops were “within walking distance” of the border, targeting the small Lebanese villages hundreds of meters (yards) from Israeli territory.

The military says Hezbollah militants remain in the area, despite heavy Israeli bombardment over the past few weeks. It says they are using the areas to launch attacks on Israel and to store weapons.

Have there been clashes between Hezbollah and Israeli troops?

There were no signs of ground combat in southern Lebanon, and the Israeli official said there had been no clashes with Hezbollah.

Meanwhile, cross-border fire continued. Hezbollah said it had targeted groups of soldiers in several Israeli border areas with artillery shelling and rockets. Israel said no soldiers were injured. At the same time, Israeli artillery units pummeled targets in southern Lebanon and the sounds of airstrikes were heard throughout Beirut.

Hezbollah fired a rare volley of rockets toward central Israel on Tuesday, injuring one man, Israeli paramedics said.

How extensive is the planned operation?

Israel has not given a timetable for how long the incursion will last and has declined to specify how far troops will go.

The military official said that marching to Beirut, as Israel did in its 1982 invasion of Lebanon, is “not on the table.” At the time, the Israeli invasion was also pitched as a limited incursion to push the Palestine Liberation Organization back.

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He added that the operation in its current stages does not mirror Israel’s ground incursions in Gaza, where the military entered cities with heavy manpower, artillery and tanks.

That could change, depending on whether Israel’s government decides to launch a more extensive ground operation. Large numbers of forces, including scores of tanks, have massed along the border in recent days.

Troops that entered Lebanon are from the 98th division, the military said. The division is responsible for some of the heaviest fighting inside Gaza and includes elite units specializing in attacks behind enemy lines.

Meanwhile, Israel is expanding its evacuation warnings in southern Lebanon, sending hundreds of thousands of Lebanese fleeing from the south.

On Tuesday, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesperson asked residents living in villages north of a U.N.-declared buffer zone to flee. Under a U.N. resolution that ended the 2006 war, the zone was supposed to be controlled by a U.N. peacekeeping force and the Lebanese military.

AP writer Melanie Lidman contributed from Jerusalem.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel’s message to fans through troubling times of inept offense

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 15:25

MIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins fans could usually count on home wins in September. Instead, they’ve experienced a dismal offense that has given them reason to rain jeers and boos down to the Hard Rock Stadium field through a 1-3 start in 2024.

The loudest and most profound boos were felt Monday night, as the Dolphins dropped an embarrassing 31-12 decision to the previously winless Tennessee Titans as Miami only put together 184 yards of total offense.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel was asked Tuesday to relay a message to fans, many of whom are frustrated with the team’s production and possibly even calling for major changes.

“I guess it didn’t hit me with surprise,” McDaniel said of fan frustration. “I think people invest and have to go and believe in a team that has, bottom line, the droughts that this organization has incurred. I don’t take that lightly. I would be dishonest if I told you that I didn’t expect that.

“I can relate where weeks are ruined with losses, and the worst part about it is that (fans) don’t have any control. So, that’s not a fun place to be in. I know, sporting events when I’m rooting for a team and I’m not coaching in it, I get much more angry when there’s failure than when I’m coaching and I can actually problem-solve something.

“It’s to be expected. This is the big leagues. To feel entitled to blind support, that’s not my cup of team. I think you have to go to work, problem solve and try to fix things as best you can. And I don’t think we’re necessarily owed anything. I think people believe when you give them reason to believe, and if people jump off the bandwagon, I’m not really villainizing the people who are jumping off the bandwagon. It’s more we gave them reason to.

“I don’t think people pay what they pay to go to Hard Rock Stadium to watch us lose.”

So, yes, McDaniel understands.

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And he also understands that corrections need to be made to an offense that ranks dead last in the NFL in scoring and just posted its lowest offensive output in total yards since Nov. 1, 2020, when Miami had 145 yards against the Los Angeles Rams in a win.

“The answers aren’t somewhere in a different orbit,” McDaniel said. “The answers are in-house, in terms of there’s some very concrete, direct conversations that need to be had.”

McDaniel is keeping those specific conversations within team facilities, but one thing that is known is he will turn back to Tyler “Snoop” Huntley at quarterback for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots (1-3).

Tua Tagovailoa still has to miss at least the next two games while on injured reserve, and Skylar Thompson’s ailing ribs are still not to the point where he can return for a full week of preparation.

“Across the board, from coaching to execution of plays, the bottom line is we have to play winning football,” McDaniel said. “It’s not as easy as ‘do something different,’ but you do have to do some things different. Because, clearly, there’s a gap in preparation and game-day execution.”

The question becomes: Is McDaniel putting Huntley in a position to succeed as a different, more-athletic quarterback than others he has had in his system?

“It just feels like an offense that’s not good enough generally, and whether that’s coaching or playing, we’re all in it together,” he said. “It’s a bottom-line business. I think there’s strengths and weaknesses that everybody provides, but realistically from my history within the offense my entire coaching career; there’s tools and mechanisms that allow it to adjust.”

The Miami offense, which led the league last year in yards and was second in scoring, in addition to being last in points per game this year, is 26th in total offense, 25th in third-down success rate, 24th in rushing offense and 23rd in passing offense.

While Tagovailoa must miss Sunday’s game in New England and the Oct. 20 game in Indianapolis after the bye week, reinforcements could come in the form of a return to the lineup for running back Raheem Mostert, who has missed the past three games with a chest injury or a team debut for wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who has started the season on the physically-unble-to-perform list.

Grading Miami Dolphins’ 31-12 loss to the Tennessee Titans

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 15:15

MIAMI GARDENS — Make no mistake, this was a disaster.

There were bright spots in the Miami Dolphins’ 31-12 loss to the Tennessee Titans at Hard Rock Stadium on Monday night.

But all things considered, this was a disaster. 

The Dolphins fell to 1-3 on the season as their offense wheezed and sputtered under the direction of quarterback Tyler “Snoop” Huntley, who has only been with the team for about two weeks.

The defense allowed its fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game.

Special teams continued collecting penalties.

And there didn’t seem to be any significant coaching adjustments for the second consecutive game.

Oh, and did we mention the Titans won handily with their backup quarterback?

Predictably, this will be a rough report card. 

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The Dolphins rushed for 106 yards, which is respectable. But they only averaged 3.5 yards per carry, which is so-so, and Huntley (eight carries, 40 yards) was the leading rusher, aided by a 20-yard carry. Running backs De’Von Achane (10 carries, 15 yards) and Jaylen Wright (nine carries, 32 yards) were largely ineffective. The Dolphins, who constantly run against so-called “light” boxes, haven’t been able to exploit this strategy, and that enables teams to keep two deep safeties to prevent long passes to wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.

Pass game: F

This is on the game plan. This isn’t on Huntley (14 of 22, 96 yards, 73.3 passer rating), who was decent under the circumstances. Hill (seven targets, four receptions, 23 yards) and Waddle (six targets, four receptions, 36 yards) couldn’t get their hands on the ball. The tight ends combined for three targets. The Dolphins only surrendered two sacks and five quarterback hits, which isn’t bad. But it was tough to figure out how the game plan adjusted, if at all, so that it combined Huntley’s unique skills with the team’s desire to get the ball in the hands of Hill and Waddle. 

Defending the run: C-

The Titans rushed for 142 yards on 40 carries (3.6 ypc). The problem was the 41-yard gain by running back Tony Pollard (22 carries, 88 yards), and the clock-draining 40 carries. Other than that, while the Dolphins weren’t good, they weren’t that bad. Keep an eye on defensive tackle Da’Shawn Hand, who continues to flash as a playmaker. 

Defending the pass: B+

The Dolphins had an interception — edge rusher Emmanuel Ogbah caught the ball, bobbled it, and finally squeezed it between his knees  and generally did well in coverage. Titans wide receivers DeAndre Hopkins (two receptions, 31 yards), Tyler Boyd (two receptions, 31 yards) and Calvin Ridley (one reception, five yards) were harmless. Credit rookie cornerback Storm Duck, along with fellow cornerbacks Jalen Ramsey and Kader Kohou, and safeties Jevon Holland, Jordan Poyer (shin injury) and Marcus Maye. They did a nice job. Of course, they largely faced backup quarterback Mason Rudolph (9 of 17, 85 yards, 67.0 passer rating) after Will Levis (3 of 4, 25 yards, one interception, 51.0 passer rating) went out with a shoulder injury.

Special teams: C

There was a mental error on a punt return and a penalty on an onside kick/punt. Special teams have been sloppy after having a nice debut against Jacksonville. Kicker Jason Sanders was good with two field goals, from 44 and 56 yards. Punter Jake Bailey (five punts, 47.6 yards per punt) continued his strong season. But the penalties and sloppy play is inexcusable.

Coaching: F

Coach Mike McDaniel didn’t have a good game plan, and he didn’t have his team prepared. Losing at home to previously winless Tennessee is embarrassing. The defense did OK, but the offense was terrible and special teams were suspect.

Stock up: CB Storm Duck, LT Patrick Paul

The rookies had decent showings. That’s evidenced because we don’t remember any bad plays, and the overall statistics for their units are good. Duck, undrafted from Louisville, did a nice job in pass defense against a physical set of wide receivers. Paul, the second-round pick from Houston, did a nice job protecting Huntley’s blind side. Both rookies made their first NFL start.

Stock down: Mike McDaniel

McDaniel has to find answers soon. Fans are becoming antsy, and you get the sense that players, while still firmly on McDaniel’s side, might start getting antsy if they don’t get a victory soon. This is why McDaniel gets the big bucks (that’s especially after that recent contract extension). He’s got to earn that money.

Your Google Wallet may soon be able to carry your passport

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 14:31

Mia Taylor | (TNS) TravelPulse

Globetrotters may soon be able to store their U.S. passport in a Google Wallet.

The tech giant has announced that it’s rolling out a variety of new Google Wallet updates aimed at travelers and commuters.

As part of that plan, Google is beta testing the ability to create a digital ID from a U.S. passport, according to a news release from Google. Once uploaded to a Wallet, the digital U.S. Passport ID could be used at select TSA checkpoints by those traveling within the United States.

Google expects that being able to store passports digitally in your Wallet will save “time and stress at the airport when traveling domestically.”

When the new digital passport feature becomes available to the public, users will be able to create their digital ID by selecting the “create an ID pass with your U.S. passport” function in the Google Wallet app.

After that, users will be required to scan the security chip located on the back of passports. The process also involves taking a selfie that will be used to verify identity.

From start-to-finish, creating a digital ID from a passport should take just a few minutes, per Google. The digitized version of one’s passport however, should not replace carrying your actual passport. Google has worked to stress this point.

The company has also underscored that your passport information will be safe when stored in a Wallet.

“ID passes are stored encrypted, meaning you must authenticate using your fingerprint, PIN or passcode before the ID pass is viewable or shareable,” Google said in a statement. “You’re in control of the information shared: before using your digital ID for identity verification, you can review what information is being requested.”

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The passport news is just a small part of Google’s plans when it comes to digitized identification. Last year, the tech company introduced the ability to save select state-issued digital IDs to Wallet.

Now, Google is in talks with partners to make digital IDs acceptable for a variety of additional travel uses, including when renting a car.

“While ID passes are accepted at select TSA checkpoints today, we’re working with partners so you can use digital IDs in even more situations — for example, in the future we believe you should be able to use digital ID for things like account recovery, identity verification and even car rentals,” the company said in a statement.

In the future, the Google wallet will automatically import transit tickets from Gmail booking confirmations. With this upcoming function, users will be able to view live train status updates from the ticket in the Google app.

And yet another feature in the works would provide Google Wallet users with notifications if there’s a change to an assigned seat associated with a boarding pass.

Since launching two years ago, people in more than 90 countries and territories have begun using Google Wallet to save and access everything from payment cards to train and event tickets.

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Today in History: October 1, Las Vegas music festival shooting

Tue, 10/01/2024 - 01:00

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 1, the 275th day of 2024. There are 91 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Oct. 1, 2017, in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, a gunman opened fire from a room at the Mandalay Bay casino hotel in Las Vegas on a crowd of 22,000 country music fans at a concert below, causing 60 deaths and more than 850 injuries.

Also on this date:

In 1890, Yosemite National Park was designated by the U.S. Congress.

In 1903, the first modern baseball World Series began, with the Pittsburgh Pirates defeating the Boston Americans in Game 1; Boston would ultimately win the series 5-3.

In 1908, Henry Ford introduced his Model T automobile to the market.

In 1910, the offices of the Los Angeles Times were destroyed by a bomb explosion and fire; 21 employees were killed.

In 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People’s Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing.

In 1957, the motto “In God We Trust” began appearing on U.S. paper currency.

In 1964, the Free Speech Movement began at the University of California, Berkeley, as students surrounded a police car containing an arrested campus activist for more than 30 hours.

In 1971, Walt Disney World opened near Orlando, Florida.

In 1975, Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the “Thrilla in Manila,” the last of their three bouts.

Today’s Birthdays:
  • Former President Jimmy Carter is 100.
  • Actor-singer Julie Andrews is 89.
  • Film director Jean-Jacques Annaud is 81.
  • Baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew is 79.
  • Actor Randy Quaid is 74.
  • Singer Youssou N’Dour is 65.
  • Actor Esai Morales is 62.
  • Retired MLB All-Star Mark McGwire is 61.
  • Actor Zach Galifianakis is 55.
  • Actor Sarah Drew is 44.
  • Actor-comedian Beck Bennett is 40.
  • Actor Jurnee Smollett is 38.
  • Actor Brie Larson is 35.

Dolphins’ Jaelan Phillips leaves Monday night game vs. Titans with knee injury

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 22:00

MIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins standout edge rusher Jaelan Phillips suffered a knee injury in Monday night’s loss to the Tennessee Titans and did not return.

In the third quarter at Hard Rock Stadium, Phillips sustained the ailment as he began to push off to rush the passer. The non-contact injury caused him to pull up, hop on his left leg to avoid putting pressure on the right and clutch at the right knee.

Phillips limped slowly to the sideline and then limped his way into Miami’s locker room. He was officially ruled out shortly after hurting the knee.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel did not have an update Monday night following the game but noted that Phillips was in a brace.

Phillips was laboring through the early parts of Monday’s game. He briefly got checked out in the team’s medical tent earlier Monday but returned to action.

Phillips spent the past offseason rehabbing a torn Achilles in his right leg, suffered in late November last season against the New York Jets.

He had been working his way up on a limited snap count in the first several games of the 2024 season before Monday against the Titans.

Knowing what Phillips has been through, his teammates were understandably concerned.

“He’s like my little brother and I am just praying for him, and hopefully everything is good with him,” fellow edge rusher Emmanuel Ogbah said. “I know how hard he fought to come back from the Achilles. My heart goes out to him.”

Said safety Jevon Holland: “It sucks seeing him like that, especially after everything he’s gone through. But he’s a warrior.”

This story will be updated.

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Hometown hero, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tyler Huntley, talks with quarterback coach Darrell Bevell prior to the game against the Tennessee Titans on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

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Dolphins Deep Dive: Perkins, Furones break down Miami’s disastrous loss to Titans | VIDEO

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 21:35

In this Dolphins Deep Dive video, the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss Miami’s Monday night debacle against the Tennessee Titans at Hard Rock Stadium and where the team goes from here after dropping its third game in a row.

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Daily Horoscope for October 01, 2024

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 21:00
General Daily Insight for October 01, 2024

We’re zooming out to see the full picture. The emotional Moon trines innovative Uranus, providing us with the cutting-edge mindset that we need to move past any confusion caused by the Moon opposing dreamy Neptune. Thinking outside of the box will be our best chance to avoid getting stuck. The Moon then slides from detail-oriented Virgo into balanced Libra at 6:20 pm EDT, allowing us to see our ongoing or upcoming problems from a broader perspective. Don’t miss the forest for the trees.

Aries

March 21 – April 19

Modern opportunities to bring in revenue are coming your way. You might have been confused about where to put your efforts for your career in the recent past, but someone else can give you a clue to solving this riddle. They may not speak on your situation directly, but they could give you a fresh perspective through describing their experiences. Whether or not they’re trying to give you advice, there is wisdom for you to glean if you choose to listen.

Taurus

April 20 – May 20

Your individuality is shining through! You may have thought that you had to be who others want you to be or that you had to restrict yourself, but you’re now realizing that you can be active in creating the person who you want to be. In doing this, you’re revealing more of your soul. Expressing yourself in this way when previously you had been playing by the book is a vulnerable experience, but a valuable one. Be open to authentically building your desired self.

Gemini

May 21 – June 20

Intuition shines through the fog of mental confusion. You could be the kind of Gemini who relies on your mind to surpass obstacles, or you may prefer discussions with others to give you your answers. Either way, using logic and knowledge to solve your problems typically works, but today, turning to your gut instincts and emotions should serve you more success than you were expecting. Give yourself the freedom to go with how you feel, rather than what you think or what others say.

Cancer

June 21 – July 22

Friends might have an innovative solution that you’ve been seeking. You could find that you run into mental obstacles every time that you try to solve a problem on your own, or perhaps there are literal obstacles blocking your travel plans. Whether your pals provide you with the eureka moment that you’ve been searching for or a ride to somewhere that is important for you to be in your hour of need, there’s no need to shy away from accepting support.

Leo

July 23 – August 22

A mentor might help you to find your footing, especially if you’re struggling with certain long-term goals. This is where a more knowledgeable role model enters the picture, providing you with the necessary advice regarding the creation of such a foundation for yourself. Make an effort to seek out someone who has the life that you are seeking to create for yourself. They should have particularly relevant advice to give, as opposed to the words of someone whose life you don’t envy.

Virgo

August 23 – September 22

What you find out today may be crucial for your personal growth. Whether you learn this information in a class or by immersing yourself in what you want to learn about, it’s imperative to make sure that your mind is open and your interest is piqued while you’re learning this unfamiliar information. Listening will be a very important part of your success. That being said, don’t forget to ask questions so that you’re able to fully grasp the lessons you’re learning.

Libra

September 23 – October 22

Rest can be more beneficial than you realize. You might feel like you’re continuously entrapped by frustrating situations. Rather than looking at it like everything is against you, it may be that your mind is tired because you haven’t given yourself the time that you need to recharge. Even when it’s tempting to push through when you ought to be getting some rest, do your best to put the tasks down until after you’ve had a healthy meal and a good night’s sleep.

Scorpio

October 23 – November 21

You’re surrounding yourself with peers who can elevate you. People from your past may have created a mental fog for you, either by setting up a skewed perception of you or giving advice that didn’t help you like they probably thought it would. Those that you encounter now are more likely to be on the same wavelength as you, as well as encouraging and passionate. Because of their infectious energy, you might find yourself genuinely picking up their pace. Let their energy motivate you!

Sagittarius

November 22 – December 21

Organization can pay off surprisingly quickly at the moment. You may think that you’re getting organized or becoming more disciplined for yourself, and that may well be true! Even so, others are possibly taking note of how you’re conducting yourself. They could be using your tips to help their current mission to get their own life organized, or they could be simply inspired by you, sparking shiny ideas for them to follow in the future. Don’t gatekeep your tools for success!

Capricorn

December 22 – January 19

You’re expanding your mind in order to see another person’s perspective. Someone in your life may be less experienced than you when it comes to something that you both work hard at or enjoy doing — you could have originally worried that they were copying you or slacking off. The truth is likely more positive! This person potentially looks up to you and would be hurt if you were to express so harsh of an opinion toward them. Put yourself in their shoes.

Aquarius

January 20 – February 18

Updated twists are presently ideal ways to revitalize old traditions. While you may not have understood the importance of tradition before, you’re ready to acknowledge the ways you pass down your history and keep memories alive through such patterns. On the other hand, sometimes traditions need a bit of tweaking or modernization in order to fit our lives and keep them alive. We are constantly evolving, and so are our traditions — though at their core, their emotions remain the same.

Pisces

February 19 – March 20

You might be able to help someone talk through their feelings at this time. They could be struggling to express themselves, but in a discussion with you, they may then find the words that they need to say or maybe understand their feelings on a deeper level than before. You’re capable of giving them a fresh perspective, one that they need to solve a problem that they’ve been going over and over in their mind. Let your words heal yourself and others.

What we learned in Miami Dolphins’ 31-12 loss to the Tennessee Titans

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 20:14

MIAMI GARDENS — It was an ugly showing for the Miami Dolphins in Monday’s 31-12 drubbing by the Tennessee Titans. The offense was abysmal, and its architect, coach Mike McDaniel, wasn’t much better.

Quarterback Tyler “Snoop” Huntley didn’t have a good night, and speedy wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle were non-factors.

Fans booed the home team because its overall performance was so bad.

The Dolphins (1-3) need to get this figured out before hitting the road for next week’s game at the New England Patriots (1-3).

Here are the top takeaways from another Miami debacle:

Huntley has little effect at QB

Huntley (14 of 22, 96 yards, 73.3 passer rating) had little effect on the game’s outcome with his arm or legs. Huntley wasn’t any better at getting the ball to Hill (four receptions, 23 yards) and Waddle (four receptions, 36 yards) than quarterback Skylar Thompson the previous game at Seattle, or quarterback Tua Tagovailoa two games ago against Buffalo.

Huntley didn’t throw downfield frequently as the Titans played two deep safeties to negate the deep pass.

Huntley rushed eight times for 40 yards and a touchdown.

He also had a safety when he had an intentional grounding penalty in the endzone. — Chris Perkins

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The Dolphins hadn’t held a lead in a game this season entering the Tennessee game and that didn’t change. 

The Dolphins’ only lead happened when they hit a game-winning field goal against Jacksonville for the 20-17 victory in the season opener.

More injury losses … Dolphins’ 30-somethings take another hit

Safety Jordan Poyer (shin) and linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. (cramps) were among the injury losses Monday. Safety Marcus Maye played in Poyer’s place while linebacker Duke Riley played in Walker’s place. Walker was replacing David Long Jr. (hamstring). 

Poyer’s ailment was yet another blow to the Dolphins’ 30-somethings, who were shaky already among edge rusher Shaq Barrett’s sudden retirement before training camp, wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. starting the season on physically-unable-to-perform list, and left tackle Terron Armstead (concussion) and running back Raheem Mostert (chest) missing the Titans game.

By the way, Waddle (left ankle) sustained an in-game ailment but finished the game.

Duck starts on boundary, Kohou plays slot

Rookie cornerback Storm Duck started on the boundary in place of veteran Kendall Fuller (concussion). That move was somewhat of a surprise.

Slot cornerback Kader Kohou was on the boundary last week at Seattle when Fuller was sidelined. In the nickel package against the Titans, Kohou moved to the slot while Duck stayed on the boundary against wide receivers such as Calvin Ridley, DeAndre Hopkins and Tyler Boyd.

Duck, who battled a shoulder injury during the past week, showed lots of promise against the Titans.

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Wise call by Titans coach leads to FG

The Titans had a 47-yard field goal as time expired at halftime to take a 9-3 lead.

Titans coach Brian Callahan wisely called a timeout with 22 seconds left before the Dolphins punted from their own 26-yard line.

The Dolphins’ punt traveled 30 yards to the Titans’ 44-yard line. Titans quarterback Mason Rudolph (9 of 17, 85 yards, 67.0 passer rating) hit wide receiver Tyler Boyd for 26 yards. With no timeouts remaining, the Titans managed to get to the line of scrimmage and spike the ball with one second left to set up the Nick Folk field goal.

Phillips leaves with apparent right knee injury

Edge rusher Jaelan Phillips, who sustained a season-ending right Achilles injury on Black Friday, left Monday’s game with a possible right knee injury. Phillips injured the knee on a non-contact pass rush, the same way he sustained the Achilles injury.

Phillips injured the right knee earlier in the game and got a brace put on it at halftime.

The Dolphins are still awaiting the return of edge rusher Bradley Chubb (knee). His return date is uncertain.

The Dolphins, who had a franchise-record 56 sacks last season, have just seven sacks this season, which is tied for 24th in the NFL.

Penalties continue to be a problem

The Dolphins ended with 10 penalties for 98 yards, which is good for this season.

Phillips got the party started early with a 15-yard roughing-the-passer penalty against Tennessee quarterback Will Levis in the first quarter. 

The Dolphins began play this week No. 4 in penalties (27) and No. 2 in penalty yards (238).

Last season the Dolphins ended No. 16 in penalties and No. 18 in penalty yards.

In 2022, the Dolphins were No. 4 in penalties and No. 5 in penalty yards.

Dolphins stay even in turnover margin

Edge rusher Emmanuel Ogbah recorded an interception in the first quarter that improved the Dolphins to plus-1 on turnover margin for the season.

Of course, the Dolphins gave it back when Huntley lost a fumble on the next possession.

McDaniel loses yet another challenge

McDaniel lost his first challenge of the season in the third quarter when Huntley was called short on a third down, leaving a fourth-and-1. The Dolphins challenged and lost.

McDaniel entered the season 3 of 13, so he’s now 3 of 14 (.176).

Tyreek, who was No. 2 in drops last season, had another drop

Hill dropped a lateral pass and didn’t pursue the loose ball, allowing Tennessee to recover it.

Hill, who was second in drops last season with 12, has had two drops this season.

Hill’s causal attitude toward recovering the loose ball Monday was troubling.

Running back De’Von Achane had the same casual attitude last week at Seattle while recovering his helmet on a play shortly before halftime.

The lack of urgency is a bothersome trend through four games.

Tyreek on fourth-and-1?!?!

McDaniel had a puzzling fourth-and-1 call with a handoff wide left to Hill from the Titans’ 46-yard line. Hill was stopped for no gain.

It’s puzzling why McDaniel didn’t go right up the middle with fullback Alec Ingold or running back Jeff Wilson Jr. It’s also puzzling why the Dolphins don’t have a big-body running back such as Chris Brooks, who was cut when rosters where trimmed down right before the season, on the roster for just such an occasion.

And it’s puzzling why McDaniel refuses to utilize tight end Jonnu Smith in these situations.

The scourge of tackles for loss allowed continues

It is somehow not a misprint or a series of typos: The Dolphins have allowed at least nine tackles for loss in each of their four games. Nine against the Jaguars, 10 versus the Bills, another nine in Seattle and then the nine against the Titans. Two plays not called loss-of-yardage plays were the Tyler Huntley backward pass to Tyreek Hill and the late intentional grounding for a safety, so, it is actually worse than the numbers portray. Twenty-four of the TFLs have been on running plays. — Steve Svekis

Scoreless first quarters have become pretty commonplace all of a sudden

In Mike McDaniel’s first 34 games as Dolphins coach, the Dolphins were shut out eight times in the first quarter. However, in the past six outings, dating back to last year’s regular-season finale, the Dolphins have entered the second quarter scoreless four times. Only a field goal with 12 seconds left in the opening stanza in Seattle last week keeps it from being 5 for 6.

Starting quarterback carousel had been a rarity with the Dolphins

Monday night marked the third time in the past 732 days where the Dolphins had a span of three games where the opening-day starter opened the first game, and then one reserve started the second game and then still another sub started the third game in succession.

2022 games 4-6: Tagovailoa vs. Bengals, Bridgewater vs. Jets, Thompson vs. Vikings;

2022 games 15-17: Tagovailoa vs. Packers, Bridgewater vs. Patriots, Thompson vs. Jets;

2024 games 2-4: Tagovailoa vs. Bills, Thompson vs. Seahawks, Huntley vs. Titans.

Before Oct. 16, 2022, that occurrence had happened only once since Oct. 20, 1980, when it was Chad Henne starting against the Ravens, Chad Pennington starting against the Titans and Tyler Thigpen starting against the Bears in 2010.

The run game remains dormant

The Dolphins have averaged 97.8 rush yards per game vs. teams who had averaged allowing 124.5 per game (1,120 total) to the rest of the NFL in the season’s first three weeks.

ESPN rules analyst conjures a painful moment in Dolphins history

When the ESPN second-string announcing crew was dissecting the Titans punt that was deflected by Calais Campbell and then swiped at, Leon Lett style, downfield by Duke Riley, they brought in their rules analyst, Jerry Bergman. Bergman was the head linesman who, in 2010, failed to correctly call Chris Clemons’ forced fumble on Ben Roethlisberger just before crossing the goal line, with 3-2 Miami ahead 22-20.

A Dolphin came out of the pile in the end zone with the ball. However, Bergman called it a touchdown. Gene Steratore moved the ball back to the spot of the fumble on review, but because it wasn’t a clear recovery by Miami, Pittsburgh kept possession. They kicked a FG and won 23-22. Tony Sparano’s Dolphins fell to 3-3 and eventually ended up 7-9.

Dolphins have been 1-3 and made the playoffs before

The 2016 Dolphins started 1-3, and then 1-4, and then, behind Jay Ajayi, roared to win nine of their next 10 games and earn a wild-card trip to Pittsburgh.

Sneed again was a key part of locking down Hill and Dolphins’ offense

Monday’s output by Hill and the Dolphins (23 yards and 12 net offensive points by Miami) made it three career games star cornerback L’Jarius Sneed has played against the Dolphins since McDaniel and Hill joined the franchise in 2022. In that trio, Hill has a 150 combined yards, with a touchdown, but also his fumble-six against the Chiefs in Germany in 2023.  Sneed did get called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that helped the Dolphins during their first scoring drive, and also was beat for a sure touchdown on a second-quarter Huntley pass down the left sideline. However the pass was thrown far behind Hill for an incompletion.

On deck: At New England Patriots (1-3), Gillette Stadium, Sunday, 1 p.m.

For the first time in over 24 years, the Dolphins will face a Patriots team without Bill Belichick on the sidelines. After a stunning upset of the Bengals in Cincinnati, the Patriots have plummeted back to being the sort of cupcake McDaniel’s Dolphins have feasted on during his two-plus years. The level of desperation felt by the Dolphins to avoid losing their fourth game in a row will be suffocating.

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Hometown hero, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tyler Huntley, talks with quarterback coach Darrell Bevell prior to the game against the Tennessee Titans on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

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Hyde10: Offensive woes, QB problems, here comes the draft — 10 thoughts on Titans’ 31-12 win over Dolphins

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 19:47

Clunk.

The Miami Dolphins hit rock-bottom Monday night with the kind of performance right out of the tank year of 2019. Or the 1-15 season 2007. Or any other insufferable season this franchise put up.

The previously winless Tennessee Titans beat the Dolphins 31-12 at Hard Rock Stadium in a statement of where the Dolphins season stands. Here are 10 thoughts on the night:

1. Stat of the night: Twelve points. That’s all the Dolphins could muster. That’s one above their NFL-low average this year. Even that came with some trouble as they had only Jason Sanders field goals of 44 and 56 yards and a total 84 yards of offense on 40 plays until the game was out of hand in the fourth quarter and ….

2.Stat of the season:  … the Dolphins scored their first touchdown in 10-plus quarters. Tyler Huntley ran in from 1 yards to make it 22-12, but even that drive was painful. The Dolphins had three, illegal-shift penalties over that 11-play, 70-yard drive in borderline garbage time. Still, it was something. You have to go all the way back to the first quarter against Buffalo when Achane scored on a 5-yard pass for the last time the Dolphins scored a touchdown. The team that scored 70 points on Denver last September scored 45 points in four games this September.

3. Let’s not put this on Tyler Huntley. It was a roll of the dice to insert a quarterback who arrived two weeks ago from another team’s practice squad. He completed 14 of 22 passes for 96 yards. It’s not like injured backup Skylar Thompson lit up the offense in Seattle in the 24-3 loss last week. Look at Monday’s other sideline for the value of a backup quarterback who has played in the system. Tennessee lost starter Will Levis in the first quarter and Mason Rudolph came in to run enough of an offense to win the night. Rudolph wasn’t great — nor was he asked to be. He completed 9 of 17 passes for 85 yards, but more importantly…

4. Rudolph handed the ball off. The Dolphins defense held up most of the night, as Tennessee had 40 carries for 142 yards. That’s just a 3.6-yard average, but Tennessee’s plan was to run the ball, not make mistakes and build up possession time in a low-scoring night. It kept the ball 19:40 to the Dolphins’ 10:20 in the first half. That’s the game it wanted to play and it worked.

5. Here’s a site you haven’t needed the past few years either because the Dolphins didn’t have a first-round pick or they started fast enough to not consider draft order. Tankathon.com updates the draft order of every team weekly. And, yes, that’s where this season seems headed. The Dolphins are tied at 1-3 with eight other teams right now. And, yes, that’s where this season seems to be.

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6. What a painfully action-packed final 65 seconds of the first half. In order:

1:05 — On a Tennessee punt, the referees ruled Dolphins linebacker Duke Riley touched the ball and Tennessee recovered at the Miami 26. Instant field goal, right? On replay, it was ruled a Tennessee player touched it a split-second before Riley so the Dolphins got the ball at their 25.

:26 — On third-and-3, Huntley wasn’t looking for the snap, and it shot behind him. But it was ruled a non-play because the Dolphins had an illegal shift for a 5-yard penalty.

:22 — A 30-yard punt by Jake Bailey goes out of bounds at the Tennessee 44-yard line.

:16 — On first down, Rudolph throws 26 yards down the middle to the Dolphins 30. With no timeouts, the Titans sprint downfield and ….

:01 — Rudolph spikes to stop the clock.

:00 – Nick Folk’s 44-yard field goal goes through the posts to make it Titans 9-3 at half.

7. What is this team’s short-yardage identity? The Dolphins lined up on fourth-and-1 in the second quarter at the Tennessee 46. Achane was in the backfield, not fullback Alec Ingold. So power running wasn’t on the menu. The odd call was for an end run to Hill. Tennessee linebacker Caleb Murphy strung it out enough so Hill couldn’t turn the corner and that was that. Then, on fourth-and-an-inch in the fourth quarter, Huntley lined up in the shotgun and they ran a sweep to Achane. That was stopped, too. Are these their best short-yardage plays? Or are they constantly trying to surprise teams when simple north-south runs up the middle would be the better idea?

8. McDaniel wanted to correct one mistake from last Sunday by getting the ball in his best players’ hands. So on the Dolphins first play of the night, a simple pass over the middle went to Jaylen Waddle for 14 yards. The second play was an end run to Tyreek Hill for 16 yards. De’Von Achane got a carry for a yard on the third play for a yard and McDaniel was no doubt making a statement about his playmakers being in the game plan. Of course, the fourth play — second-and-9 from the Titans’ 42 — became a problem when Hill dropped a lateral pass and Tennessee recovered the fumble. From there, nothing seemed to work. Hill ran past Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed to be wide open down the sideline in the second quarter and Huntley missed him. Then, on the first possession of the third quarter, Waddle dropped a pass over the middle. Late in the third, Hill ran open deep and Huntley just overthrew him. It wasn’t until down 22-6 in the fourth quarter that Hill and Waddle contributed to a scoring drive.

9. Quick Hits:

*Jaelan Phillips came back early from his Achilles injury, but went off twice with an apparent leg injury on the same right side. The second time he left the field and went to the locker room.

*Rookie Patrick Paul replaced Terron Armstead at left tackle and … didn’t do anything to call attention to his play. Before further review, that seems a good thing.

*Anthony Walker, starting for injured linebacker David Long, left the game in the second quarter after being hurt on a punt before returning.

*Emmanuel Ogbah had his second interception in nine seasons on the Titans’ first drive.

10. Next game: Dolphins at New England. Headline in Sunday’s Boston Globe: “The Patriots are probably the worst team in the NFL, and Sunday’s blowout loss to the 49ers proves it.” That’s all you need to know about what was once a tough place to play. The Patriots are 1-3 and the debate is whether to play rookie quarterback Drake Maye or protect him from bodily damage.

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Hometown hero, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tyler Huntley, talks with quarterback coach Darrell Bevell prior to the game against the Tennessee Titans on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

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Dolphins embarrassed with abysmal offensive performance in Monday night loss to Titans

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 19:46

MIAMI GARDENS — As the Miami Dolphins play a stretch of early-season games without quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, the season could easily be slipping away from them.

Already on their third starting quarterback in four games in 2024, homegrown product Tyler “Snoop” Huntley couldn’t provide much for a struggling offense, and the Dolphins dropped an embarrassing 31-12 decision to the Tennessee Titans on Monday night.

The Dolphins (1-3), against the same opponent as last December’s “Monday Night Football” blown-lead debacle, handed the Titans (1-3) their first win. Miami missed out on a chance to gain a game on the rest of the AFC East — as the Bills, Jets and Patriots all lost Sunday — against a previously winless opponent.

Worse yet, the Dolphins now worry about the status of standout edge rusher Jaelan Phillips, who exited with a right knee injury after spending his offseason rehabbing a torn Achilles in the same leg.

A third consecutive defeat has Miami reeling and coach Mike McDaniel unable to find answers.

“There was a tremendous disconnect between preparation and execution,” a blunt McDaniel said postgame. “Bottom line is it doesn’t matter what we’re doing behind the scenes. On the field, that’s not even close to good enough, so you just have to go back to the drawing board and assess very critically.”

Said 17-year veteran Calais Campbell, a team leader who had five tackles, one for loss, and deflected a punt Monday: “We’ve got to do better. This is a result-oriented business. We didn’t do a good enough job.”

As difficult as it may be after such a crushing loss, the Dolphins vow to correct their deficiencies sooner than later.

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“I don’t foresee this locker room quitting,” McDaniel said. “I don’t see it in their nature.”

Said fullback Alec Ingold: “It starts with working. We all have to have supreme accountability of what we just did.”

The Dolphins had just 184 total yards of offense and were held under 100 deep into the second half.

Huntley, a Hallandale High alum, went 14 of 22 for 96 yards. He added 40 yards rushing with a late touchdown, one which snapped a Dolphins drought of 10 consecutive quarters without getting into the end zone.

“You wish you have 1,000 reps that you went through the playbook,” said Huntley, who was only signed Sept. 17, “but it is what it is. I’m here. Just got to hone in on it more.”

Star wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle were limited to eight combined catches for 59 yards — Waddle 36 and Hill 23 as both made four catches.

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“They didn’t really do anything that surprised us, ” McDaniel said. “We felt like we could get those guys the ball in premium situations. We weren’t able to.

“That’s not up to my standard at all. I know for a fact that I play a part in the whole thing, but it’s a collective issue for sure and we have to figure out how to score points and those guys can help us do that for sure.”

Hill was seen visibly frustrated on the sideline late in the game, amid a Miami scoring drive that saw three illegal shift penalties called, truly capturing the extent of the team’s struggles to operate, even in its one successful series.

“The motioning part of our offense is something that our players have been good at in the past and have used it to create advantageous situations,” McDaniel said as to the penalties, “but I mean, you just can’t keep doing the same thing. You have to fully adjust if guys can’t execute in the moment of truth.”

It turned into a game of two backup quarterbacks early, as the Titans had starter Will Levis exit with a shoulder injury in the first quarter. No quarterback threw for 100 yards Monday, as Mason Rudolph managed the game for Tennessee, going 9 of 17 for 85 yards.

As Titans kicker Nick Folk converted five field goals, Tennessee pounded Miami on the ground. Tony Pollard had 88 yards rushing and a touchdown on 22 carries, and fellow tailback Tyjae Spears went for 39 yards and a touchdown on 15 attempts.

An ugly affair that saw the two teams muster five combined field goals deep into the third quarter finally had a touchdown with six minutes remaining in the third period. Spears took it in from 7 yards out after being set up by a 41-yard scamper from Pollard.

The 10-point lead, 16-6, felt nearly insurmountable at that point with the way the Dolphins offense was moving.

Another pair of Folk field goals, including a third from beyond 50 yards, made it a 16-point game before Miami finally got into the end zone with 3:36 remaining.

Huntley scored himself from a yard out, but the Dolphins failed on the ensuing 2-point try, which could’ve made it a one-possession game.

Huntley was later called for intentional grounding in the end zone for a safety. And Pollard scored in the final seconds to add to Tennessee’s winning margin.

The Dolphins turned a 9-3 deficit to 9-6 early in the second half off a boost from the defense and special teams.

Jason Sanders connected on a 56-yard field goal after a 27-yard punt return from Braxton Berrios that put Miami near field goal range, where one first down put the team within Sanders’ viable distance. Linebacker Jordyn Brooks, who had 13 tackles Monday, came through for a big third-down sack to end the Titans’ previous series, when they were backed up in Dolphins territory.

The Titans took their 9-3 lead into halftime as Folk booted three long field goals in the first half, of 53, 52 and 47 yards, the last of which came as time expired in the first half.

The early going featured a pair of turnovers.

Dolphins outside linebacker Emmanuel Ogbah dropped back in coverage on the edge, and Levis didn’t see him, throwing a quick short pass right at him. The football went off Ogbah’s chest and then was pinned between his knees before touching the ground as he was able to gain possession.

Miami, though, also turned it over on its opening drive. Huntley threw to Hill in the flat, and Hill dropped it. With the pass deemed backward by replay assist, with a clear recovery by the Titans’ Arden Key, it was a turnover for Miami.

The Dolphins were fortunate not to have another turnover before halftime, when linebacker Duke Riley nearly touched a punted ball that appeared to be deflected by Campbell, but he was saved upon replay review, as it was deemed a Titans player contacted the ball first.

Huntley missed a key early chance to hit Hill deep as he beat a cornerback down the sideline, but Huntley underthrew Hill and floated the pass toward the sideline.

“They had the quarter safety over top, but he took a peek in the inside, so I tried to rip it out there fast,” Huntley explained. “It just ended up going behind him. So, yeah, I wanted that one back.”

The Dolphins now have a quick turnaround off the Monday night game, traveling to New England to face the Patriots (1-3) on Sunday afternoon.

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Hometown hero, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tyler Huntley, talks with quarterback coach Darrell Bevell prior to the game against the Tennessee Titans on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

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Instant Analysis: Tennessee Titans 31, Miami Dolphins 12

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 19:45

Quick thoughts from South Florida Sun Sentinel staffers as the Miami Dolphins drop their third straight game, falling to the Tennessee Titans at Hard Rock Stadium on “Monday Night Football”:

Chris Perkins, Dolphins Columnist

The Dolphins were bad. Nothing went right and it starts with coaching and preparation. This was probably the worst performance in the Mike McDaniel era. Something must change with this offense.

David Furones, Dolphins Writer

This season is slipping away from the Dolphins in what should be an easy part of the schedule. It’s still inexplicable that the offense is this putrid with its backup quarterbacks. There’s no excuse to not be able to get Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle and De’Von Achane the ball.

Steve Svekis, Assistant Sports Editor

OK, it officially may be time to look out below. The Titans are one of the worst teams in the NFL, and the Dolphins weren’t competitive until it was too late, while last week, the Packers, with a backup QB they sent a 7th-round pick to the Titans for a week-and-a-half before the season started, roasted Tennessee. There is no way the trip to Foxborough, Mass., can any longer be considered any sort of gimme.

Keven Lerner, Assistant Sports Editor

This … is the soft part of the schedule. Whew. Not only will it get tougher on paper, but the Dolphins have only five more home games in their final 13 contests. Hopefully Tyler Huntley can be more effective with a bunch of practice snaps this week, albeit on a short work week before the Patriots game in Massachusetts.

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Hometown hero, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tyler Huntley, talks with quarterback coach Darrell Bevell prior to the game against the Tennessee Titans on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)

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Florida judge refuses to block state agency’s information on abortion amendment

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 17:56

TALLAHASSEE — Saying courts “must trust the people to decide what information is important to them,” a Leon County circuit judge Monday refused to issue a temporary injunction to block the state Agency for Health Administration from disseminating what critics call “misinformation” about a proposed constitutional amendment on abortion rights.

Judge Jonathan Sjostrom rejected arguments by Floridians Protecting Freedom, a political committee sponsoring the proposed amendment, and wrote that the case is “not justiciable by courts because political power is reserved to the people in an election by means of each ballot.”

“When courts speak of justiciability, the essence of the point is that judges must exercise lawful authority without hesitation but must resist the temptation to power unconstrained by a reasonable resort to judicial process,” he wrote. “In an election campaign under these circumstances, the political power reserved to the people in (part) of the Florida Constitution means that it is not for the courts to intervene in this referendum campaign to decide what the people will be permitted to consider. This case is not justiciable.”

Floridians Protecting Freedom filed a lawsuit Sept. 12 and sought a temporary injunction after the Agency for Health Care Administration began using a website and ads to disseminate information about the proposed amendment. The proposal will appear on the November ballot as Amendment 4 and would enshrine abortion rights in the Constitution.

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With Gov. Ron DeSantis helping lead efforts to defeat the amendment, Floridians Protecting Freedom contends the agency violated state law by using public resources to spread inaccurate information about the proposal.

Issues in the lawsuit included statements on the website such as, “Current Florida Law Protects Women, Amendment 4 Threatens Women’s Safety.”

In seeking the temporary injunction, Floridians Protecting Freedom wanted Sjostrom to declare that the agency’s actions violated the committee’s right to propose constitutional amendments, order the agency to remove advertising or materials that “violate FPF’s (the committee’s) rights and enjoin AHCA from disseminating such advertising or other materials in the future.”

“Through this website, AHCA disparages Amendment 4 and Floridians Protecting Freedom as its sponsor, alleging fearmongering and lying,” the motion for a temporary injunction said. “AHCA presents voters with false information about Amendment 4 and current law and creates a sense of urgency that ‘Current Law Protects Women. Amendment 4 Threatens Women’s Safety,’ that Amendment 4 will ‘lead to unregulated and unsafe abortions,’ and ‘We must keep Florida from becoming an abortion tourism destination state.’ Voters can only be left with the impression that this state agency is advising them to vote no on Amendment 4.”

But in a court document opposing the injunction request, attorneys for the state said the Constitution does not give Floridians Protecting Freedom a “right to muzzle AHCA’s public statements about an issue of immense public concern.”

“Nothing in Florida law supports FPF’s attempt to make this court a referee in a fundamentally political dispute over the accuracy of AHCA’s speech about Amendment 4,” the state’s attorneys wrote. “In any event, FPF is wrong when it accuses AHCA of ‘spreading false information about the amendment.’ AHCA has not made false, deceptive or misleading statements about Amendment 4.”

Sjostrom wrote Monday that nothing in his decision “should be considered as expressing the court’s views of the wisdom of the proposed constitutional amendment under consideration for the upcoming election or the relative merits of the arguments mustered for or against the amendment during the current campaign. This order should form no part of any voter’s decision whether to vote for this proposed amendment.”

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But he wrote that Floridians Protecting Freedom had not established legal standing to challenge the disputed information.

“Really, this is so because no person or entity has standing to litigate these issues in court during this campaign,” Sjostrom wrote. “The fact finder must be each voter who will choose the information the voter finds convincing and render judgment on each ballot.”

In part, the proposed constitutional amendment says, no ”law shall prohibit, penalize, delay, or restrict abortion before viability or when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider.”

Floridians Protecting Freedom began the drive to pass the constitutional amendment after DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature last year approved a law to prevent abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. That law took effect May 1.

The Floridians Protecting Freedom lawsuit came two days after Palm Beach County attorney Adam Richardson filed a case at the Florida Supreme Court about the agency information on Amendment 4. That case remains pending.

Richardson asked the Supreme Court to issue what is known as a writ of quo warranto to Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Jason Weida, DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody “forbidding them from misusing or abusing their offices to interfere with the election for Amendment 4, and to unravel whatever actions they have already taken to do so.”

Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 16:49

By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83.

Stephanie Wheatley, a spokesperson for Clark County in Nevada, confirmed on behalf of the medical examiner that Rose died Monday. Wheatley said his cause and manner of death had not yet been determined.

For fans who came of age in the 1960s and ‘70s, no player was more exciting than the Cincinnati Reds’ No. 14, “Charlie Hustle,” the brash superstar with the shaggy hair, puggish nose and muscular forearms. At the dawn of artificial surfaces, divisional play and free agency, Rose was old school, a conscious throwback to baseball’s early days. Millions could never forget him crouched and scowling at the plate, running full speed to first even after drawing a walk, or sprinting for the next base and diving headfirst into the bag.

FILE – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds in action at the bat against the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, Aug. 2, 1978. At left is Atlanta catcher Joe Nolan. (AP Photo, File)

A 17-time All-Star, the switch-hitting Rose played on three World Series winners. He was the National League MVP in 1973 and World Series MVP two years later. He holds the major league record for games played (3,562) and plate appearances (15,890) and the NL record for the longest hitting streak (44). He was the leadoff man for one of baseball’s most formidable lineups with the Reds’ championship teams of 1975 and 1976, with teammates that included Hall of Famers Johnny Bench, Tony Perez and Joe Morgan.

But no milestone approached his 4,256 hits, breaking his hero Ty Cobb’s 4,191 and signifying his excellence no matter the notoriety which followed. It was a total so extraordinary that you could average 200 hits for 20 years and still come up short. Rose’s secret was consistency, and longevity. Over 24 seasons, all but six played entirely with the Reds, Rose had 200 hits or more 10 times, and more than 180 four other times. He batted .303 overall, even while switching from second base to outfield to third to first, and he led the league in hits seven times.

“Every summer, three things are going to happen,” Rose liked to say, “the grass is going to get green, the weather is going to get hot, and Pete Rose is going to get 200 hits and bat .300.”

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Rose was Rookie of the Year in 1963, but he started off 0 for 12 with three walks and a hit by pitch before getting his first major league hit, an eighth-inning triple off Pittsburgh’s Bob Friend. It came in Cincinnati on April 13, 1963, the day before Rose’s 22nd birthday. He reached 1,000 in 1968, 2,000 just five years later and 3,000 just five years after that.

He moved into second place, ahead of Hank Aaron, with hit No. 3,772, in 1982. No. 4,000 was off the Phillies’ Jerry Koosman in 1984, exactly 21 years to the day after his first hit. He caught up with Cobb on Sept. 8, 1985, and surpassed him three days later, in Cincinnati, with Rose’s mother and teenage son, Pete Jr., among those in attendance.

Rose was 44 and the team’s player-manager. Batting left-handed against the San Diego Padres’ Eric Show in the first inning, he smacked a 2-1 slider into left field, a clean single. The crowd of 47,000-plus stood and yelled. The game was halted to celebrate. Rose was given the ball and the first base bag, then wept openly on the shoulder of first base coach and former teammate, Tommy Helms. He told Pete Jr., who would later play briefly for the Reds: “I love you, and I hope you pass me.” He thought of his late father, a star athlete himself who had pushed him to play sports since childhood. And he thought of Cobb, the dead-ball era slasher whom Rose so emulated that he named another son Tyler.

Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth, watching from New York, declared that Rose had “reserved a prominent spot in Cooperstown.” After the game, a 2-0 win for the Reds in which Rose scored both runs, he received a phone call from President Ronald Reagan.

“Your reputation and legacy are secure,” Reagan told him. “It will be a long time before anyone is standing in the spot where you’re standing now.”

Four years later, he was gone.

AP/Chris PizzelloFILE – Former Philadelphia Phillies player Pete Rose tips his hat to fans during an alumni day, Aug. 7, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

On March 20, 1989, Ueberroth (who would soon be succeeded by A. Bartlett Giamatti) announced that his office was conducting a “full inquiry into serious allegations” about Rose. Reports emerged that he had been relying on a network of bookies and friends and others in the gambling world to place bets on baseball games, including some with the Reds. Rose denied any wrongdoing, but the investigation found that the “accumulated testimony of witnesses, together with the documentary evidence and telephone records reveal extensive betting activity by Pete Rose in connection with professional baseball and, in particular, Cincinnati Reds games, during the 1985, 1986, and 1987 baseball seasons.”

Betting on baseball had been a primal sin since 1920, when several members of the Chicago White Sox were expelled for throwing the 1919 World Series — to the Cincinnati Reds. Baseball’s Rule 21, posted in every professional clubhouse, proclaims that “Any player, umpire or club or league official or employee who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform shall be declared permanently ineligible.”

In the decades following the 1919 Series, Dodgers manager Leo Durocher and Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain were among those suspended for gambling, and Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle were reprimanded for associating with casinos, even though both had retired years earlier. As far back as the 1970s, Bench and others had worried about Rose. By all accounts, he never bet against his own team, but even betting on the Reds left himself open to blackmail and raised questions about whether a given managerial decision was based on his own financial interest.

Walt Disney Animation StudiosFILE – Philadelphia Phillies’ Pete Rose slides to third base during a baseball game against the New York Mets in Philadelphia, June 3, 1981. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)

In August 1989, at a New York press conference, Giamatti spoke some of the saddest words in baseball history: “One of the game’s greatest players has engaged in a variety of acts which have stained the game, and he must now live with the consequences of those acts.” Giamatti announced that Rose had agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball, a decision that in 1991 the Hall of Fame would rule left him ineligible for induction. Rose attempted to downplay the news, insisting that he had never bet on baseball and that he would eventually be reinstated.

Within weeks of his announcement, Giamatti was dead from a heart attack. But the ban remained in place and Rose never made it to the Hall in his lifetime, although he did receive 41 votes in 1992 (when 323 votes were needed), around the time the Hall formally ruled that those banned from the game could never be elected. His status was long debated. Rose’s supporters including Donald Trump, who in 2015, the year before he was elected president, tweeted: “Can’t believe Major League Baseball just rejected @PeteRose_14 for the Hall of Fame. He’s paid the price. So ridiculous — let him in!”

Meanwhile, his story changed. In a November 1989 memoir, written with “The Boys of Summer” author Roger Kahn, Rose again claimed innocence, only to reverse himself in 2004. He desperately wanted to come back, and effectively destroyed his chances. He would continue to spend time at casinos, insisting he was there for promotion, not gambling. He believed he had “messed up” and that his father would have been ashamed, but he still bet on baseball, albeit legally.

“I don’t think betting is morally wrong. I don’t even think betting on baseball if morally wrong,” he wrote in “Play Hungry,” a memoir released in 2019. “There are legal ways, and there are illegal ways, and betting on baseball the way I did was against the rules of baseball.”

ALEXANDER HASSENSTEIN/Getty ImagesFILE – Former Philadelphia Phillies player Pete Rose at a baseball game, Aug. 7, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

His disgrace was all the harder because no one seemed to live for baseball more than Rose did. He remembered details of games from long ago and could quote the most obscure statistics about players from other teams. He was as relentless in spring training as he was in the postseason, when he brawled with the New York Mets’ Buddy Harrelson during the 1973 NL playoffs.

His compulsion was most memorably defined in an otherwise meaningless contest — the 1970 All-Star Game, in Cincinnati.

In the bottom of the 12th inning, the score tied at 4, he singled with two outs and advanced to second on a single by Billy Grabarkewitz. When Jim Hickman followed with a single, Rose raced past third and crashed at home into the Cleveland Indians’ Ray Fosse, scoring the winning run and fracturing Fosse’s shoulder. It was a collision often replayed, and an injury from which the catcher would say years later still pained him.

“Would I do the same thing again today in the same situation? Damn right I would,” Rose wrote in his 2019 memoir. “But would I rather it had all gone down without Ray having suffered an injury that would dog his career? You bet.”

Rose didn’t drink or smoke but indulged himself in other ways. He cared openly about money, vowing to become the first singles hitter to make $100,000 a year and leaving the Reds for the Phillies after declaring free agency at the end of the 1978 season (Rose returned in 1984). He was a longtime womanizer whose two marriages ended in divorce and who acknowledged fathering a child out of wedlock. In 1990, he pleaded guilty to two charges of filing false income tax returns and served five months in prison, the prosecutor calling his sentencing ″a sad day for those young Americans to whom Pete Rose was an idol.″

In the beginning, it was all about the game. He was a Cincinnati native from a working-class neighborhood whose father, Harry Francis Rose, like the father of Mickey Mantle, taught his son to be a switch hitter. Rose mastered his skills with a broom handle and a rubber ball, thrown to him by his younger brother, Dave.

“I’d let him get as close as he wanted,” Pete Rose told The Cincinnati Enquirer in 2015. “The closer he got, the harder it was to hit. Hour after hour, he’d try to strike me out. I wore that wall out.”

The Roses attended numerous games at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, where the elder Rose noticed that St. Louis outfielder Enos Slaughter would always run full speed, whether at bat or in the field, and tell his son to do the same.

Studio GhibliFILE – Former Philadelphia Phillies player Pete Rose tips his hat to fans during an alumni day, Aug. 7, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Pete Rose graduated from high school in June 1960. He flew to Rochester, New York, two days later, and then rode a bus some 45 miles to Geneva, home of the Reds’ level D minor league team. By 1962, he had been promoted to level A, in Macon, Georgia. He batted .330 and vowed to displace Reds second baseman Don Blasingame in 1963, telling a reporter “I’m going to be on his heels.”

Blasingame was with the Washington Senators by midseason and Rose was a phenomenon: “Charlie Hustle,” Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford reportedly called him, mockingly, after watching him hurry to first upon drawing a walk in spring training. Rose hit .273 as a rookie and, starting in 1965, batted .300 or higher 14 out of 15 seasons. He was so dependable that in 1968, the “Year of the Pitcher,” he led the league with a .335 average, one of three batting titles.

“You could see he was going to be something, even in the minor leagues,” Dave Bristol, who managed him in the minors and for the Reds, told the Los Angeles Times in 1985. “You knew he was going to set records at something, if not Cobb’s. All that determination. He didn’t hit a ball, he attacked it. He was like a guy breaking up a dogfight. He loved to hit and hit and hit. You go to his hotel room at night, and he’s hitting the bed post.”

After the 1969 season, when the Reds finished third, Bristol was fired and replaced by a minor league manager, 36-year-old Sparky Anderson. The age of “The Big Red Machine” had arrived. Anderson was known as “Captain Hook” for his willingness to replace pitchers, but he flattered and pampered his hitters, naming Rose team captain and letting Rose practice separately with Morgan, Bench and Perez. Between 1970 and 1976, the Reds won five division titles, four pennants and two World Series.

As much as any player, Rose made the machine run, and not just on offense. With the Reds struggling at the start of the 1975 season, he agreed to move from left field to third base and make room for power hitter George Foster. The Reds were soon unstoppable, finishing 108-54 and sweeping Pittsburgh in the playoffs. In the World Series, one of baseball’s most dramatic, they outlasted the Boston Red Sox in seven games and won their first championship since 1940. Rose batted .370 and enjoyed himself so completely that during Game 6, won by Boston on Carlton Fisk’s 11th-inning homer, he turned to the Red Sox catcher during a previous inning and marveled at what a great game they were in.

Savannah Blake/APFILE – Cincinnati’s Pete Rose watches the ball sail toward the right field bleachers in fourth inning of a nightcap against the Dodgers in Cincinnati, Sept. 24, 1969. (AP Photo, File)

The Reds faded after the 1976 season and their World Series sweep against the Yankees, but Rose’s hits continued. In 1978, he batted safely in 44 straight games, placing him second behind Joe DiMaggio’s 56. After leaving for the Phillies in 1979, he surpassed Stan Musial as the National League’s career hit leader and helped lead Philadelphia to its first World Series title in 1980. At age 39, he batted a solid .282 and scored 95 runs, and, always hustling, made one of the World Series’ most memorable defensive plays.

In the decisive Game 6 against Kansas City, the Royals trailed 4-1 going into the ninth inning, but loaded the bases with one out against reliever Tug McGraw. Kansas City’s Frank White then lofted a foul pop fly to the first base side of home plate. Catcher Bob Boone raced under it, only to have the ball pop out of his glove. Rose, sprinting in from first, snatched the ball for the out. McGraw struck out Willie Wilson to end the game.

Rose played in one more World Series, in 1983, when he batted .313 even as the Phillies fell to the Baltimore Orioles in five games. He signed with the Montreal Expos in 1984, but rejoined the Reds in August as player-manager, replacing the fired Vern Rapp after the Reds acquired him in exchange for a minor leaguer. “There’s no question I’ll make some mistakes,” he told reporters.

Rose had planned to limit himself to pinch-hitting with the Reds, but the trade revived him and he hit .365 over the rest of the season after batting just .259 for Montreal. He retired as a player after the 1986 season and his last game as a manager came two days before his banishment, Aug. 21, 1989, a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs. His career managerial record was 412-373.

In his post-baseball life, he did make it to a few honorary associations. The Reds voted him into the team’s Hall of Fame in 2016, the year before a bronze sculpture of Rose’s iconic slide was unveiled outside of Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park.

Rose the man was never inducted into Cooperstown, but his career was well represented. Items at the Baseball Hall include his helmet from his MVP 1973 season, the bat he used in 1978 when his hitting streak reached 44 and the cleats he wore, in 1985, on the day he became the game’s hits king.

Stick to facts, not fears, on pot vote | Letters to the editor

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 02:00

Facts, not fears, should guide voters’ decision on Amendment 3 (“Legalizing recreational marijuana is neither safe nor smart,” Viewpoint, Sept. 24).

Florida has real-world experience successfully regulating the retail sale and use of medical cannabis. Nearly 1 million Floridians are registered with the state to purchase cannabis products from more than 600 licensed retailers. The sky has not fallen, nor will it fall when adult use similarly becomes legal.

Twenty-four states have enacted adult use legalization. None has repealed its laws. In states such as California and Colorado, a greater percentage of voters endorse cannabis legalization now than when the laws were enacted. Nationwide, public support for legalization has never been higher. This is evidence that these policies are working largely as voters and politicians intended and are preferable to cannabis criminalization.

Contrary to opponents’ claims, passage of Amendment 3 will not increase crime. States with legalized cannabis see improvements in overall crime clearance rates, including improvements in law enforcement’s ability to close violent crimes.

Passage of Amendment 3 will also disrupt the unregulated cannabis market. According to 2023 survey data, most consumers in legal states say that they obtain cannabis products from licensed establishments. By contrast, only 6% of respondents say they primarily purchased cannabis from a “dealer.” It’s time to end the failed policy of cannabis criminalization in Florida.

Paul Armentano, Washington, D.C.

The writer is deputy director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).

In an addictive relationship

I don’t know where to start with people who say we should vote for Trump even if we don’t like him (Letters to the editor, Sept. 22).

What are they thinking?

I’m guessing they forgot about COVID-19 and his influence at overturning Roe. The only people with more money in their pockets were the rich and big companies.

With Trump, we had a fact pattern of abusing power for personal or political gain that reached alarming levels not seen in modern times. He politicized the Justice Department, abused his pardon power, incited an insurrection, subverted the 2020 election and profited off the presidency.

I used to think you could talk to (and reason with) MAGA supporters. You can’t. They are in an addictive relationship. The rest are in a cult. Snap out of it!

Sharon Rhoades, Lighthouse Point

Convert waste to energy

Growing up as a young boy in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, I was made aware that a waste-to-energy facility provided some if not all of the city’s electricity.

If done responsibly, waste-to-energy facilities present a viable, responsible solution to eliminating waste. Landfills are unsightly, odorous, and emit methane (CH4), a substance far more instrumental potentially than carbon dioxide (CO2) in contributing to global warming.

Erik H. Schot, Ph.D., Lauderdale-By-The-Sea

Dress for success, Coach Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel reacts from the sideline during the first half of an NFL game at Seattle on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Maybe I’m too old fashioned or too picky, but I think Dolphins Coach Mike McDaniel needs to “dress for success.”

A recent photo of him in the newspaper says it all.

Years ago, NFL coaches wore suits or sports jackets and nice slacks to games. Have you noticed how hockey players dress when they arrive at a venue? They’re dressed to the nines.

There’s an old saying that goes like this: If you look good, you feel good, and if you feel good, you do good.

Maybe a new look by the Dolphins’ coach will inspire better team performance. We can only hope — anything is worth trying.

Kathy Coyle, Margate

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Today in History: September 30, Berlin Airlift concludes

Mon, 09/30/2024 - 01:00

Today is Monday, Sept. 30, the 274th day of 2024. There are 92 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Sept. 30, 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end after delivering more than 2.3 million tons of cargo to blockaded residents of West Berlin over the prior 15 months.

Also on this date:

In 1777, the Continental Congress — forced to flee in the face of advancing British forces — moved to York, Pennsylvania.

In 1791, Mozart’s opera “The Magic Flute” premiered in Vienna, Austria.

In 1938, addressing the public after co-signing the Munich Agreement, which allowed Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain proclaimed, “I believe it is peace for our time.”

1n 1939, NBC broadcast the first televised football game, a college matchup between Fordham and Waynesburg; Fordham won 34-7.

In 1947, the World Series was broadcast on television for the first time, as the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in Game 1; the Yankees would go on to win the Series four games to three.

In 1954, the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was commissioned by the U.S. Navy.

In 1955, actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision near Cholame, California.

In 1962, James Meredith, a Black student, was escorted by federal marshals to the campus of the University of Mississippi, where he enrolled for classes the next day; Meredith’s presence sparked rioting that left two people dead.

In 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente connected for his 3,000th and final hit, a double against Jon Matlack of the New York Mets at Three Rivers Stadium.

In 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of his seven-month invasion.

Today’s Birthdays:
  • Actor Angie Dickinson is 93.
  • Singer Cissy Houston is 91.
  • Singer Johnny Mathis is 89.
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Daily Horoscope for September 30, 2024

Sun, 09/29/2024 - 21:00
General Daily Insight for September 30, 2024

We can all make impressive progress with just a little effort. Action planet Mars is making a rare but harmonious trine to focused Saturn, benefiting long-term goals and rewarding hard work. The Moon in Virgo will then oppose Saturn before sextiling Mars, so we may need to balance our intuition with basic facts to reach a conclusion. Fortuitously, the Sun will conjoin Mercury in Libra at 5:09 pm EDT, ensuring that equal partnerships of all sorts can make the most of the day.

Aries

March 21 – April 19

You have some negotiating to do. The Sun and Mercury are coming together for a special conjunction in your 7th House of Attachment, strengthening your newer connections while also improving and clearing the air in any pre-existing bonds. This sector deals with legal agreements between you and other people. If you’re outlining a written contract or considering signing on the dotted line, this transit is especially good for making sure everything is on the up-and-up. You’re ready to avoid any negative surprises.

Taurus

April 20 – May 20

Get ready to get going! It’s a lively day as the Sun in your 6th House of Effort conjoins hyperactive Mercury, so you could find yourself quite busy conversing with clients or co-workers. Maybe you’re running all over the place in your efforts to check off your chores. It will take some effort, but the satisfaction of this productivity will be worth it! When you stay focused on the tasks at hand, there isn’t any reason you can’t finish them all with flying colors.

Gemini

May 21 – June 20

This is not the time to hide your light — not that the option is even on the table. You’ve got an undeniable spark as the Sun and your sign’s ruler Mercury embrace in your creative 5th house, urging you to stand center stage, literally or metaphorically. Go show off a few of your skills! With Mercury involved, your mind is going to be moving especially fast, so unique artistic ideas can arrive at the drop of the hat. Let the world see you, Gemini.

Cancer

June 21 – July 22

It won’t be a quiet day at your place. The Sun and chatty Mercury are conjoining in your domestic 4th house, bringing the cosmic party right to your front door. This is great energy for hosting a get-together of any kind. Contrastingly, if you’re feeling more chill, it can instead be the perfect time for a low-key night in on the couch with a few favorite movies or TV shows. You and a relative or roommate could also have a very cathartic conversation.

Leo

July 23 – August 22

Keeping quiet isn’t an option on a day like this. The Sun and Mercury are coming together at the same degree of your 3rd House of Circulation, giving you a long to-do list. These activities will require you to speak up for yourself and ask for what you want. Since this sector also rules your local community, it’s likely you won’t need to go very far in your pursuits. Even so, it is possible that you’ll feel rather run off your feet regardless.

Virgo

August 23 – September 22

It’s a good day to clarify your financial state. The Sun is coming together with your sign’s ruler, clever Mercury, for a potent conjunction in your 2nd House of Wages. This banishes the fog over any money-related mysteries that have been plaguing you recently. Whether you’re reworking your budget or on the lookout for a fresh source of income, you can be sure the planets are here to solidify your efforts to create an ideal solution that allows you to feel much more financially secure.

Libra

September 23 – October 22

This is no time to silence yourself. You’ve got a lot of ideas bubbling up within you, waiting to be expressed as the Sun and messenger Mercury conjoin in your 1st House of Action. There’s enough cosmic energy involved to make you as bright as any spotlight, so don’t be shy about sharing your thoughts! They probably contain more than a few nuggets of gold. You are a person of value, so while humility is wise, there’s no need to undersell yourself.

Scorpio

October 23 – November 21

You may feel almost psychic at the moment. You can receive messages from right out of the blue as the primal Sun waltzes in time with courier Mercury in your 12th House of the Subconscious. These two are acting like currents along a riverbed, stirring things up under the surface. You may experience some very inspiring eureka moments, so don’t be shocked when the epiphanies start flowing into your mind. All you need to do is sit back and let them come to you.

Sagittarius

November 22 – December 21

Your social circles could use a check-in. There is an emphasis on communicating and working together as the Sun and Mercury conjoin in your 11th House of Progress. This is an excellent reminder of how we’re all interlinked with one another, even if it isn’t always obvious. It’s also especially good for getting people together for a group activity, so don’t be shy about taking the initiative to round up the gang! Your pals will probably be glad you’re willing to play the ringmaster.

Capricorn

December 22 – January 19

You can cross the finish line if you sprint! The Sun is in your authoritative 10th house, giving you an extra special burst of firepower. The pace picks up even further as the Sun conjoins vocal Mercury in this sector, bringing quick changes and conversations in its wake. You can make a lot of professional progress with these planets filling your sails with wind, so know that the more effort you exert now, the more successful you will be. Go for gold, Capricorn!

Aquarius

January 20 – February 18

It’s a good day to grow. Expansion is emphasized as the Sun and mental Mercury align in your high-minded 9th house, with both planets hyping up your efforts to engage with your worldview and the knowledge at your disposal on a deeper level. Be proactive and dive into a subject that has always interested you, especially if it feels like a bit of a blind spot. You’re not doing this for a grade, but you can still give yourself a gold star!

Pisces

February 19 – March 20

Difficult problems may present themselves to you without warning, but that doesn’t mean you can’t triumph over them. The Sun and Mercury are conjoining in your 8th House of Split Resources, which can force you to handle many serious topics, none of which are fun. However, with Mercury adding its special touch, you’re going to be in a problem-solving mood, so you can handle these issues much more easily than usual. Do the smart thing and use this energy to your advantage!

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